1-phenyl-3-piperazine-pyrazoles and pesticidal compositions of matter thereof

ABSTRACT

The invention relates to 5-diazacycloalkylpyrazole derivatives of the formula (I) or salts thereof a process for their preparation, to compositions thereof and to their use for the control of pests, including arthropods and helminths

This application is a continuation-in-part application of international patent application Serial No. PCT/EP2005/012904 filed Dec. 2, 2005, which published as PCT Publication No. WO 2006/061147 on Jun. 15, 2006, which claims benefit of European patent application Serial No. 04028995.1 filed Dec. 7, 2004.

The foregoing applications, and all documents cited therein or during their prosecution (“appln cited documents”) and all documents cited or referenced in the appln cited documents, and all documents cited or referenced herein (“herein cited documents”), and all documents cited or referenced in herein cited documents, together with any manufacturer's instructions, descriptions, product specifications, and product sheets for any products mentioned herein or in any document incorporated by reference herein, are hereby incorporated herein by reference, and may be employed in the practice of the invention. Citation or identification of any document in this application is not an admission that such document is available as prior art to the present invention. It is noted that in this disclosure and particularly in the claims and/or paragraphs, terms such as “comprises”, “comprised”, “comprising” and the like can have the meaning attributed to it in U.S. Patent law; e.g., they can mean “includes”, “included”, “including”, and the like; and that terms such as “consisting essentially of” and “consists essentially of” have the meaning ascribed to them in U.S. Patent law, e.g., they allow for elements not explicitly recited, but exclude elements that are found in the prior art or that affect a basic or novel characteristic of the invention. The embodiments of the present invention are disclosed herein or are obvious from and encompassed by, the detailed description. The detailed description, given by way of example, but not intended to limit the invention solely to the specific embodiments described, may best be understood in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

DESCRIPTION 1-Phenyl-3-Piperazine-Pyrazoles and Pesticidal Compositions of Matter thereof

The invention relates to new 5-diazacycloalkylpyrazole derivatives, processes for their preparation, to compositions thereof, and to their use for the control of pests, such as harmful arthropods including insects and arachnids, helminths including nematodes and protozoan pests.

The control of insects, arachnids or helminths with 1-arylpyrazole compounds has been described in, for example, patent publication numbers WO 93/06089, WO 94/21606, WO 87/03781, EP 0295117, EP 659745, EP 679650, EP 201852 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,232,940. The control of parasites in animals with 1-arylpyrazole compounds has also been described in patent publication numbers WO 00/35884, EP 0846686, WO 98/24769 and WO 97/28126.

In particular EP 0 352 944 A1 describes N-phenylpyrazole derivatives and there use as insecticides, wherein certain derivatives was effective against the larvae of Plutella xylostella. However, the level of action and/or duration of action of these prior-art compounds is not entirely satisfactory in all fields of application, in particular against certain organisms, the rate of mortality or when low concentrations are applied.

Since modern pesticides must meet a wide range of demands, for example regarding level, duration and spectrum of action, use spectrum, toxicity, combination with other active substances, combination with formulation auxiliaries or synthesis, and since the occurrence of resistances is possible, the development of such substances can never be regarded as concluded, and there is constantly a high demand for novel compounds which are advantageous over the known compounds, at least as far as some aspects are concerned.

The present invention provides compounds which are 5-diazacycloalkylpyrazole derivatives of formula (I):

wherein:

-   R¹ is CN, CH₃, CF₃, C(═N-Z)-S(O)_(p)—(C₁-C₄)-alkyl or CSNH₂; wherein     Z is H, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₃-C₆)-alkenyl,     (C₃-C₆)-alkynyl, —(CH₂)_(q)R⁸, COR⁹, CO₂—(C₁-C₆)-alkyl or S(O)_(p)R⁹ -   R² is halogen, CH₃ or NR¹¹R¹²; -   R³ is (C₁-C₃)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₃)-haloalkoxy or SF₅; -   R⁴ is hydrogen, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyl,     (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyl, (C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl,     (C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, CO₂—(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     CO₂—(C₃-C₆)-alkenyl, CO₂—(C₃-C₆)-alkynyl, CO₂—(CH₂)_(q)R⁸,     CO₂—(CH₂)_(q)R¹⁰, CONR⁶R⁷ or SO₂R⁹; formyl, CO—CO₂—(C₁-C₆)-alkyl or     CO—(C₁-C₆)-alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by one or     -   more radicals selected from the group consisting of halogen,         (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy, (C₃-C₆)-alkenyloxy,         (C₃-C₆)-haloalkenyloxy, (C₃-C₆)-alkynyloxy,         (C₃-C₆)-haloalkynyloxy, (C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl, S(O)_(p)R⁹, CN, NO₂,         OH, R⁸, R¹⁰, COR⁹, NR⁶R⁷, OR⁹ and CO₂R⁹;     -   or CO—(CH₂)_(m)R⁸; or CO—(CH₂)_(m)R¹⁰;     -   or (C₁-C₆)-alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by one or more         radicals selected from the group consisting of halogen,         (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy, (C₃-C₆)-alkenyloxy,         (C₃-C₆)-haloalkenyloxy, (C₃-C₆)-alkynyloxy,         (C₃-C₆)-haloalkynyloxy, (C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl, S(O)_(p)R⁹, CN, NO₂,         OH, R⁸, R¹⁰, COR⁹, NR⁶R⁷, OR⁹, COOH and CO₂R⁹;     -   or R⁸ and R¹⁰; -   R⁵ is (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl,     (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl or (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyl; -   A is (C₁-C₆)-alkylene or (C₂-C₆)-alkenylene which groups are     unsubstituted or substituted by one or more (C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyl,     (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyl, (C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl,     (C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (CH₂)_(q)R⁸ or (CH₂)_(q)R¹⁰ -   E is (C₂-C₆)-alkylene or (C₂-C₆)-alkenylene which groups are     unsubstituted or substituted by one or more (C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyl,     (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyl, (C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl,     (C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (CH₂)_(q)R⁸ or (CH₂)_(q)R¹⁰     and wherein A and E may be linked to form a bicyclic system, -   R⁶ and R⁷ is each independently H, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl,     (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl,     (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyl, (C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl,     (C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (CH₂)_(q)R⁸ or (CH₂)_(q)R¹⁰;     -   R⁶ and R⁷ may be form together with the attached N atom a four-         to seven-membered saturated ring or a five- to seven-membered         unsaturated ring, which ring optionally contains one or more         additional hetero atoms in the ring which are selected from O, S         and N, the ring being unsubstituted or substituted by one or         more radicals selected from the group consisting of halogen,         (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl and oxo, and when present any         additional ring N atom is unsubstituted or substituted by a         (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, CO—(C₁-C₆)-alkyl or CH₂R¹¹ radical; -   R⁸ is phenyl unsubstituted or substituted by one or more radicals     selected from the group consisting of halogen, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy, CN, NO₂,     S(O)_(p)R⁹ and NR⁶R⁷; -   R⁹ is (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl,     —(C₁-C₄)-alkyl-(C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl, —(CH₂)_(q)R⁸ or —(CH₂)_(q)R¹⁰ -   R¹⁰ is heterocyclyl unsubstituted or substituted by one or more     radicals selected from the group consisting of halogen,     (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy, S(O)_(p)R⁹, OH and     oxo; -   R¹¹ and R¹² are each independently H, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl     or (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl, which last three mentioned groups are     unsubstituted or substituted by one or more radicals selected from     the group consisting of halogen, (C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl, R⁸, R¹⁰,     (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy; -   n, p and q are each independently zero, one or two; -   m is zero, one, two or three; and -   each heterocyclyl in the above-mentioned radicals is independently a     heterocyclic radical having 3 to 7 ring atoms and 1, 2 or 3 hetero     atoms in the ring selected from the group consisting of N, O and S; -   or a pesticidally acceptable salt thereof.

By the term “pesticidally acceptable salts” is meant salts the anions or cations of which are known and accepted in the art for the formation of salts for pesticidal use. Suitable salts with bases, e.g. formed by compounds of formula (I) containing a carboxylic acid group, include alkali metal (e.g. sodium and potassium), alkaline earth metal (e.g. calcium and magnesium), ammonium and amine (e.g. diethanolamine, triethanolamine, octylamine, morpholine and dioctylmethylamine) salts. Suitable acid addition salts, e.g. formed by compounds of formula (I) containing an amino group, include salts with inorganic acids, for example hydrochlorides, sulphates, phosphates and nitrates and salts with organic acids for example acetic acid.

Preferred salts of the compounds of formula (I) are generated by either protonation or alkylation at the nitrogen of the R⁴—N group to generate compounds of the formula (II):

wherein

-   Q is H, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl,     (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyl,     (C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl, (C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (CH₂)_(q)R⁸ or     (CH₂)_(q)R¹⁰; -   X is an anion like halogenide, sulfate, phosphate, sulfonate,     carboxylate.

These compounds possess valuable pesticidal properties

The invention also encompasses any stereoisomer, enantiomer or geometric isomer, and mixtures thereof of compounds according to formula (I) or (II).

In the present patent specification, including the accompanying claims, the aforementioned substituents have the following meanings:

Halogen atom means fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine.

The term “halo” before the name of a radical means that this radical is partially or completely halogenated, that is to say, substituted by F, Cl, Br, or I, in any combination, preferably by F or Cl.

Alkyl groups and portions thereof (unless otherwise defined) may be straight- or branched-chain.

The expression “(C₁-C₆)-alkyl” is to be understood as meaning an unbranched or branched hydrocarbon radical having 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 carbon atoms, such as, for example a methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, 1-butyl, 2-butyl, 2-methylpropyl or tert-butyl radical.

Alkyl radicals and also in composite groups, unless otherwise defined, preferably have 1 to 4 carbon atoms.

“(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl” means an alkyl group mentioned under the expression “(C₁-C₆)-alkyl” in which one or more hydrogen atoms are replaced by the same number of identical or different halogen atoms, such as monohaloalkyl, perhaloalkyl, CF₃, CHF₂, CH₂F, CHFCH₃, CF₃CH₂, CF₃CF₂, CHF₂CF₂, CH₂FCHCl, CH₂Cl, CCl₃, CHCl₂ or CH₂CH₂Cl.

The expression “(C₁-C₆)-alkylene” is to be understood as meaning an unbranched or branched saturated carbon chain having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms.

The expression “(C₁-C₆)-haloalkylene” is to be understood as meaning an unbranched or branched saturated carbon chain having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, in which one or more hydrogen atoms are replaced by the same number of identical or different halogen atoms.

The expression “(C₂-C₆)-alkenylene” is to be understood as meaning an unbranched or branched saturated carbon chain having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, and which contains at least one double bond which can be located in any position of the respective unsaturated radical.

“(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy” means an alkoxy group whose carbon chain has the meaning given under the expression “(C₁-C₆)-alkyl”. “Haloalkoxy” is, for example, OCF₃, OCHF₂, OCH₂F, CF₃CF₂₀, OCH₂CF₃ or OCH₂CH₂Cl.

“(C₂-C₆)-alkenyl” means an unbranched or branched non-cyclic carbon chain having a number of carbon atoms which corresponds to this stated range and which contains at least one double bond which can be located in any position of the respective unsaturated radical. “(C₂-C₆)-alkenyl” accordingly denotes, for example, the vinyl, allyl, 2-methyl-2-propenyl, 2-butenyl, pentenyl, 2-methylpentenyl or the hexenyl group.

“(C₂-C₆)-alkynyl” means an unbranched or branched non-cyclic carbon chain having a number of carbon atoms which corresponds to this stated range and which contains one triple bond which can be located in any position of the respective unsaturated radical. “(C₂-C₆)-alkynyl” accordingly denotes, for example, the propargyl, 1-methyl-2-propynyl, 2-butynyl or 3-butynyl group. Cycloalkyl groups preferably have from three to seven carbon atoms in the ring and are optionally substituted by halogen or alkyl.

In compounds of formula (I) or (II) the following examples of radicals are provided:

An example of alkyl substituted by cycloalkyl is cyclopropylmethyl; an example of alkyl substituted by alkoxy is methoxymethyl (CH₃OCH₂—); and an example of alkyl substituted by alkylthio is methylthiomethyl (CH₃SCH₂—). Aryl is a mono- or bicylic aromatic system, for example phenyl, naphthyl, tetrahydronaphthyl, indenyl, indanyl and the like, preferably phenyl. A “heterocyclyl” group can be saturated, unsaturated or heteroaromatic; it preferably contains one or more, in particular 1, 2 or 3, hetero atoms in the heterocyclic ring, preferably selected from the group consisting of N, O and S; it is preferably an aliphatic heterocyclyl radical having 3 to 7 ring atoms or a heteroaromatic radical having 5 or 6 ring atoms. The heterocyclic radical can be, for example, a heteroaromatic radical or ring (heteroaryl) such as, for example, a mono-, bi- or polycyclic aromatic system in which at least 1 ring contains one or more hetero atoms, for example pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, pyridazinyl, pyrazinyl, triazinyl, thienyl, thiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, furyl, pyrrolyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl and triazolyl, or it is a partially or fully hydrogenated radical such as oxiranyl, oxetanyl, oxolanyl (=tetrahydrofuryl), oxanyl, pyrrolidyl, piperidyl, piperazinyl, dioxolanyl, oxazolinyl, isoxazolinyl, oxazolidinyl, isoxazolidinyl and morpholinyl. The “heterocyclyl” group may be unsubstituted or substituted by one or radicals (preferably 1, 2 or 3 radicals) selected from the group consisting of halogen, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkylthio, hydroxyl, amino, nitro, carboxyl, cyano, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyl, formyl, carbamoyl, mono- and dialkylaminocarbonyl, substituted amino such as acylamino, mono- and dialkylamino, and alkylsulfinyl, haloalkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl, alkyl and haloalkyl, and additionally also oxo. The oxo group can also be present at those hetero ring atoms where various oxidation numbers are possible, for example in the case of N and S.

The term pests means arthropod pests (including insects and arachnids), and helminths (including nematodes).

Preferred compounds of the formula (I) or (II) are characterized by the following residues wherein

-   R¹ is CN or CSNH₂, more preferably R¹ is CN, and/or -   R² is Cl and/or -   R³ is CF₃ and/or -   R⁴ is hydrogen, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyl,     (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyl, (C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl,     (C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, CO₂—(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     CO₂—(C₃-C₆)-alkenyl, CO₂—(C₃-C₆)-alkynyl, CO₂—(CH₂)_(q)R⁸,     CO₂—(CH₂)_(q)R¹⁰, CONR⁶R⁷ or SO₂R⁹; formyl, CO—CO₂—(C₁-C₆)-alkyl or     CO—(C₁-C₆)— -   alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by one or more radicals selected     from the group consisting of halogen, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy,     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy, (C₃-C₆)-alkenyloxy, (C₃-C₆)-haloalkenyloxy,     (C₃-C₆)-alkynyloxy, (C₃-C₆)-haloalkynyloxy, (C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl,     S(O)_(p)R⁹, CN, NO₂, OH, R⁸, R¹⁰, COR⁹, NR⁶R⁷, OR⁹ and CO₂R⁹; -   or CO—(CH₂)_(n)R⁸; or CO—(CH₂)_(n)R¹⁰; -   or (C₁-C₆)-alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by one or more     radicals selected from the group consisting of halogen,     (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy, (C₃-C₆)-alkenyloxy,     (C₃-C₆)-haloalkenyloxy, (C₃-C₆)-alkynyloxy, (C₃-C₆)-haloalkynyloxy,     (C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl, S(O)_(p)R⁹, CN, NO₂, OH, R⁸, R¹⁰, COR⁹, NR⁶R⁷,     OR⁹, COOH and CO₂R⁹; -   or R⁸ and R¹⁰; and/or -   R⁵ is CF₃ and/or -   A is (C₁-C₄)-alkylene or (C₂-C₄)-alkenylene which groups are     unsubstituted or substituted by one or more (C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyl,     (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyl, (C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl,     (C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (CH₂)_(q)R⁸ or (CH₂)_(q)R¹⁰ and/or -   E is (C₂-C₄)-alkylene or (C₂-C₄)-alkenylene which groups are     unsubstituted or substituted by one or more (C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyl,     (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyl, (C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl,     (C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (CH₂)_(q)R⁸ or (CH₂)_(q)R¹⁰.

More preferred embodiments of the present invention are compounds of formula (I) or (II) wherein

-   A is (C₁-C₃)-alkylene which groups are unsubstituted or substituted     by one or more (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl,     (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyl,     (C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl, (C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (CH₂)_(q)R⁸ or     (CH₂)_(q)R¹⁰ and -   E is (C₂)-alkylene which groups are unsubstituted or substituted by     one or more (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl,     (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyl,     (C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl, (C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (CH₂)_(q)R⁸ or     (CH₂)_(q)R¹⁰

Specifically the combination of A is an C₁-alkylene and E is an C₂-alkylene or A is an C₂-alkylene and E is an C₂-alkylene or A is an C₃-alkylene and E is an C₂-alkylene or A is an C₁-alkylene and E is an C₃-alkylene or A is an C₂-alkylene and E is an C₃-alkylene or A is an C₃-alkylene and E is an C₃-alkylene are preferred, wherein all of the alkylene groups are unsubstituted or substituted by one or more (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyl, (C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl, (C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (CH₂)_(q)R⁸ or (CH₂)_(q)R¹⁰. In particular if R⁴ is an alkyl group it is preferred if at least one of the groups A or E is not ethylene.

A further preferred embodiment of the present invention are compounds of the formula (I) or (II) wherein

-   R⁴ is CO₂—(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, CO₂—(C₃-C₆)-alkenyl, CO₂—(C₃-C₆)-alkynyl,     CO₂—(CH₂)_(q)R⁸, CO₂—(CH₂)_(q)R¹⁰, CONR⁶R⁷ or SO₂R⁹; formyl,     CO—CO₂—(C₁-C₆)-alkyl or CO—(C₁-C₆)-alkyl unsubstituted or     substituted by one or more radicals selected from the group     consisting of halogen, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy,     (C₃-C₆)-alkenyloxy, (C₃-C₆)-haloalkenyloxy, (C₃-C₆)-alkynyloxy,     (C₃-C₆)-haloalkynyloxy, (C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl, S(O)_(p)R⁹, CN, NO₂, OH,     R⁸, R¹⁰, COR⁹, NR⁶R⁷, OR⁹ and CO₂R⁹;     -   or CO—(CH₂)_(n)R⁸; or CO—(CH₂)_(n)R¹⁰.     -   In particular preferred are acyl groups like COH, COCH₃, COC₂H₅,         CO(n-C₃H₇), CO(iso-C₃H₅), CO(n-C₄H₇), CO(tert.-C₄H₇),         CO(iso-C₄H₇), CO(sec.-C₄H₇), CO(cyclo-C₃H₅), CO(cyclo-C₄H₇),         CO(cyclo-C₅H₉), CO(cyclo-C₆H₁₁), COCH═CH₂, COC(CH₃)═CH₂,         Phenyl-CO, (4-C₁-Phenyl)-CO, (4-CH₃-Phenyl)-CO,         (2,6-F,F-Phenyl)-CO, (2-C₁-Phenyl)-CO, (4-CH₃O-Phenyl)-CO,         Phenyl-CH₂CO, Phenyl-C₂H₄CO, COCOOH, COCOOCH₃, COCOOC₂H₅,         COCOO(n-C₄H₇), COCOO(tert.-C₄H₇), COC₂H₄COOH, COC₂H₄COOCH₃,         COC₂H₄CON(CH₃)₂, COCH₂CN(CH₃)₂, COCH₂Cl, COCH₂OCH₃, COCH₂OC₂H₅,         COCF₃,     -   sulfonyl groups like SO₂CH₃, SO₂C₂H₅, SO₂(n-C₃H₇),         SO₂(iso-C₃H₇), SO₂C₃H₆Cl, SO₂CF₃, Phenyl-CH₂SO₂, Phenyl-SO₂,         (4-CH₃-Phenyl)-SO₂, (4-Cl-Phenyl)-SO₂, SO₂N(CH₃)₂, SO₂N(C₂H₅)₂,     -   carbamate groups like COOCH₃, COOC₂H₅, COO(n-C₃H₇),         COO(iso-C₃H₇), COO(n-C₄H₉), COO(tert.-C₄H₉), COO(sec.-C₄H₉),         COO(iso-C₄H₉), COO(n-C₅H₁₁), COO(neo-C₅H₁₁), COO(cyclo-C₆H₁₃),         COOCH₂CHCH₂, COOCH₂CCH, COO(cyclo-C₅H₉), COO(cyclo-C₆H₁),         COOCH₂-Phenyl, COOC₂H₅-Phenyl, COOC₃H₆-Phenyl, Phenyl-COO,         (4-Cl-Phenyl)-COO, COOCH(CH₃)Phenyl, COOCH₂(4-Cl-Phenyl),         COOCH₂(2-pyridyl), COOCH₂(3-pyridyl), COOCH₂(4-pyridyl),         CONH(CH₃), CONH(C₂H₅), CON(CH₃)₂, CON(C₂H₅)₂, CONH(4-Cl-Phenyl),         CONH(Phenyl).

A further preferred embodiment of the present invention are compounds of the formula (I) or (II) wherein

-   R⁴ is H, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl,     (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyl, (C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl,     (C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, R⁸ or R¹⁰, in particular preferred     are H, CH₂CH═CH₂, CH₂CH═CHCH₃, CH₂CH═CCl₂, CH₂CF₃, CH₂CCH,     cyclo-C₃H₅, cyclo-C₄H₇, cyclo-C₅H₉, cyclo-C₆H₁₁, cyclo-C₇H₁₃,     Phenyl, 4-Cl-C₆H₄, 4-CF₃—C₆H₄, 4-O₂N-C₆H₄, 4-CH₃O—C₆H₄, 4-F—C₆H₄,     2-Pyridyl, 3-Pyridyl, 4-Pyridyl, 2-Pyrimidyl, 4-Pyrimidyl.

A further preferred embodiment of the present invention are compounds of the formula (I) or (II) wherein

-   R⁴ is (C₁-C₃)-alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by one or more     radicals selected from the group consisting of halogen,     (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy, (C₃-C₆)-alkenyloxy,     (C₃-C₆)-haloalkenyloxy, (C₃-C₆)-alkynyloxy, (C₃-C₆)-haloalkynyloxy,     (C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl, S(O)_(p)R⁹, CN, NO₂, OH, R⁸, R¹⁰, COR⁹, NR⁶R⁷,     OR⁹, COOH and CO₂R⁹.     -   In particular preferred are CH₃, C₂H₅, n-C₃H₇, iso-C₃H₇, n-C₄H₉,         sec.-C₄H₉, iso-C₄H₉, tert.-C₄H₉, n-C₅H₁₁, n-C₆H₁₃,         cyclo-C₃H₅CH₂, cyclo-C₄H₉CH₂, cyclo-C₅H₉CH₂, Cyclo-C₆H₁₁CH₂,         Phenyl-CH₂, Phenyl-C₂H₄, Phenyl-C₃H₆, Phenyl-CHCH₃, CH₃OC₂H₄,         CH₃SC₂H₄, CH₃SOC₂H₄, CH₃SO₂C₂H₄.

The compounds of general formula (I) can be prepared by the application or adaptation of known methods (i.e. methods heretofore used or described in the chemical literature). It will be understood that in certain cases the use of protecting agents well known in the art may be necessary in order to obtain satisfactory yields.

In the following description of processes when symbols appearing in formulae are not specifically defined, it is understood that they are “as defined above” in accordance with the first definition of each symbol in the specification.

According to a further feature of the invention compounds of formula (I) wherein R¹ is CN, CH₃ or CF₃ and the other residues and values are as defined above, may be prepared by the reaction of a compound of formula (III),

with a compound of formula (IV) where R⁴, E, A and the other residues and values are as defined above:

wherein Hal is a halogen acting as leaving group preferably bromine. The reaction is generally performed in the presence of a base such as a tertiary amine (for example triethylamine, diisopropylethylamine or pyridine) or an metal salt base (for example potassiumcarbonate, sodiumhydride) in an inert solvent at a temperature of from 0° C. to 10° C., preferably from 20° C. to 50° C.

According to a further feature of the invention compounds of formula (I)

wherein R¹ is CN, CH₃ or CF₃, and the other values and residues are as defined above, may be prepared by the reaction of a compound of formula (I), where R⁴ is hydrogen and the other residues and values are as defined above, with a compound of formula (V) R⁴-L  (V) wherein L is a leaving group preferably chlorine and wherein R⁴ is as defined above with the exclusion of hydrogen. The reaction is generally performed in the presence of a base such as a tertiary amine (for example triethylamine, diisopropylethylamine or pyridine) in an inert solvent at a temperature from 0° C. to 100° C., preferably from 20° C. to 50° C.

Preferred salts of the compounds of formula (I) are generated by either protonation or alkylation at the nitrogen of the R⁴—N group to generate compounds of formula (II) wherein a compound of formula (I) is reacted with a compound of formula (VI) QX  (VI) wherein

-   Q is H, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl,     (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyl,     (C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl, (C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (CH₂)_(q)R⁸ or     (CH₂)_(q)R¹⁰; -   X is an anion like e.g. halogenide, sulfate, phosphate, sulfonate,     carboxylate.

The reaction may be performed in an inert solvent such as tetrahydrofuran or N,N-dimethylformamide at a temperature from 0° C. to 100° C., preferably from 20° C. to 50° C.

According to a further feature of the present invention compounds of formula (I) or (II) wherein R¹ is CSNH₂ and the other residues and values are as defined above may be prepared by reaction of the corresponding compound of formula (I) wherein R¹ is CN, with an alkali or alkaline earth metal hydrosulfide, such as lithium, potassium, calcium or preferably sodium hydrosulfide, in an inert solvent for example N,N-dimethylformamide, pyridin, dioxan, tetrahydrofuran, sulfolane, dimethyl sulfoxide, methanol or ethanol at a temperature from −35° C. to 50° C., preferably 0° C. to 30° C. Optionally the hydrosulfide may be generated in situ by treatment with H₂S in presence of an organic base, such as metal alkoxide or trialkylamine or an inorganic base, such as sodium, potassium or ammonium carbonate. The use of a metal complexing agent, such as crown ether, can be benefit in accelerating the reaction.

The reaction of hydrosulfide salt with the compound of formula (III) or of the formula (I) with R⁴═H can also be conducted in a two-phase water/organic solvent system using a phase transfer catalyst such as a crown ether or a tetraalkylammonium salt such as tetra-n-butylammonium bromide or benzyltrimethylammonium chlorine. Organic solvents suitable for use in a two phase system with water include benzene, toluene, dichloromethane, 1-chlorobutane and methyl tertiary-butyl ether.

Alternatively compounds of formula (I) or (II) wherein R¹ is CSNH₂, may also be prepared from the corresponding compound of formula (I) wherein R¹ is CN, by treatment with the reagent Ph₂PS₂, as described in Tet. Lett., 24 (20), 2059 (1983).

According to a further feature of the invention compounds of formula (I) or (II) wherein R¹ is CSNH₂ and the other residues and values are as defined above, may be prepared by the reaction of the corresponding compound of formula (I) or (II) wherein R¹ is CN, with a bis(trialkylsilyl)sulfide, preferably bis(trimethylsilyl)sulfide, in the presence of a base generally an alkali metal alkoxide such as sodium methoxide, in a solvent such as N,N-dimethylformamide, at a temperature of from 0° C. to 60° C. The procedure is generally described by Lin, Ku and Shiao in Synthesis 1219 (1992).

According to a further feature of the invention compounds of formula (I) or (II) wherein R¹ is C(═N—H)—S—(C₁-C₄)-alkyl and the other residues and values are as defined above, may be prepared by the reaction of the corresponding compound of formula (I) or (II) wherein R¹ is CSNH₂ with an alkylating agent of formula (VII) or (VIII): (C₁-C₄)-alkyl-L²  (VII) ((C₁-C₄)-alkyl)₃O⁺BF₄ ⁻  (VIII) wherein L² is a leaving group, generally halogen and preferably chlorine, bromine or iodine. The reaction is generally performed in the presence of a base, for example an alkali metal hydride such as sodium hydride, or an alkali metal alkoxide such as potassium tert-butoxide, in an inert solvent such as tetrahydrofuran at a temperature from 0° C. to 60° C. Alternatively an alkali metal carbonate such as potassium carbonate, or an organic base such as a trialkylamine, for example triethylamine or N,N-diisopropylethylamine may be used, in an inert solvent such as acetone, at a temperature from 0° C. to the reflux temperature of the solvent. When a compound of formula (VIII) such as trimethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate is used as the alkylating agent, the base is preferably an alkali metal bicarbonate such as sodium bicarbonate, the solvent is for example dichloromethane, and the temperature is from 0° C. to the reflux temperature of the solvent.

According to a further feature of the present invention compounds of formula (I) or (II) wherein R¹ is C(═N-Z)-S—(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, Z is as defined above with the exclusion of H, and the other values are as defined above, may be prepared by the alkylation, acylation or sulfonylation of the corresponding compound of formula (I) or (II) wherein Z is H, with a compound of formula (IX): Z-L³  (IX) wherein Z is defined above with the exclusion of H and wherein L³ is a leaving group. For alkylations, where Z is (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₃-C₆)-alkenyl, (C₃-C₆)-alkynyl or —(CH₂)_(q)R⁷, L³ is preferably halogen, alkylsulfonyloxy or arylsulfonyloxy (more preferably chlorine, bromine, iodine, methylsulfonyloxy or p-toluenesulfonyloxy). A base is optionally present in the reaction which is generally performed in an inert solvent such as tetrahydrofuran, dioxan, acetonitrile, toluene, diethyl ether, dichloromethane, dimethylsulfoxide or N,N-dimethylformamide, at a temperature of from −30° C. to 200° C., preferably at 20° C. to 100° C. The base is generally an alkali metal hydroxide such as potassium hydroxide, an alkali metal hydride such as sodium hydride, an alkali metal carbonate such as potassium carbonate or sodium carbonate, an alkali metal alkoxide such as sodium methoxide, an alkaline earth metal carbonate such as calcium carbonate, or an organic base such as a tertiary amine, for example triethylamine or ethyldiisopropylamine, or pyridine, or 1,8-diazabicycio[5.4.0]undec-7-en (DBU).

For acylations, where Z is COR⁸ or CO₂—(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (IX) is preferably an acid halide where L³ is preferably chlorine or bromine (more preferably chlorine). A base is optionally present in the reaction, which is generally performed using similar bases, solvents and temperatures as employed for the alkylations.

For sulfonylations, where Z is S(O)_(p)R⁸, (IX) is preferably a sulfonyl halide where L³ is preferably chlorine or bromine (more preferably chlorine). A base is optionally present in the reaction, which is generally performed using similar bases, solvents and temperatures as employed for the alkylations.

Collections of compounds of the formula (I) or (II) which can be synthesized by the above mentioned process may also be prepared in a parallel manner, and this may be effected manually or in a semiautomated or fully automated manner. In this case, it is possible, for example, to automate the procedure of the reaction, work-up or purification of the products or of the intermediates. In total, this is to be understood as meaning a procedure as is described, for example, by S. H. DeWitt in “Annual Reports in Combinatorial Chemistry and Molecular Diversity Automated Synthesis”, Volume 1, Verlag Escom 1997, pages 69 to 77.

A series of commercially available apparatuses as are offered by, for example, Stem Corporation, Woodrolfe Road, Tollesbury, Essex, CM9 8SE, England or H+P Labortechnik GmbH, Bruckmannring 28, 85764 Oberschleiβheim, Germany or Radleys, Shirehill, Saffron Walden, Essex, England, may be used for the parallel procedure of the reaction and work-up. For the parallel purification of compounds of the formula (I) or (II), or of intermediates obtained during the preparation, use may be made, inter alia, of chromatography apparatuses, for example those by ISCO, Inc., 4700 Superior Street, Lincoln, Nebr. 68504, USA.

The apparatuses mentioned lead to a modular procedure in which the individual process steps are automated, but manual operations must be performed between the process steps. This can be prevented by employing semi-integrated or fully integrated automation systems where the automation modules in question are operated by, for example, robots. Such automation systems can be obtained, for example, from Zymark Corporation, Zymark Center, Hopkinton, Mass. 01748, USA.

In addition to what has been described here, compounds of the formula (I) or (II) may be prepared in part or fully by solid-phase-supported methods. For this purpose, individual intermediate steps or all intermediate steps of the synthesis or of a synthesis adapted to suit the procedure in question are bound to a synthetic resin. Solid-phase-supported synthesis methods are described extensively in the specialist literature, for example Barry A. Bunin in “The Combinatorial Index”, Academic Press, 1998.

The use of solid-phase-supported synthesis methods permits a series of protocols which are known from the literature and which, in turn, can be performed manually or in an automated manner. For example, the “tea-bag method” (Houghten, U.S. Pat. No. 4,631,211; Houghten et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci, 1985, 82, 5131-5135), in which products by IRORI, 11149 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, Calif. 92037, USA, are employed, may be semiautomated. The automation of solid-phase-supported parallel syntheses is performed successfully, for example, by apparatuses by Argonaut Technologies, Inc., 887 Industrial Road, San Carlos, Calif. 94070, USA or MultiSynTech GmbH, Wullener Feld 4, 58454 Witten, Germany.

The preparation of the processes described herein yields compounds of the formula (I) or (II) in the form of substance collections which are termed libraries. The present invention also relates to libraries which comprise at least two compounds of the formula (I) or (II).

According to a further feature of the present invention there is provided a method for the control of pests at a locus which comprises the application of an effective amount of a compound of formula (I) or a salt thereof. For this purpose, the said compound is normally used in the form of a pesticidal composition (i.e. in association with compatible diluents or carriers and/or surface active agents suitable for use in pesticidal compositions), for example as hereinafter described.

The term “compound of the invention” as used hereinafter embraces a 5-substituted-alkylaminopyrazole of formula (I) as defined above and a pesticidally acceptable salt thereof.

One aspect of the present invention as defined above is a method for the control of pests at a locus. The locus includes, for example, the pest itself, the place (plant, field, forest, orchard, waterway, soil, plant product, or the like) where the pest resides or feeds, or a place susceptible to future infestation by the pest. The compound of the invention may therefore be applied directly to the pest, to the place where the pest resides or feeds, or to the place susceptible to future infestation by the pest.

As is evident from the foregoing pesticidal uses, the present invention provides pesticidally active compounds and methods of use of said compounds for the control of a number of pest species which includes: arthropods, especially insects or arachnids, such as mites, or helminths, such as plant nematodes. The compound of the invention may thus be advantageously employed in practical uses, for example, in agricultural or horticultural crops, in forestry, in veterinary medicine or livestock husbandry, or in public health.

The compounds of the invention may be used for example in the following applications and on the following pests:

For the control of soil insects, such as corn rootworm, termites (especially for protection of structures), root maggots, wireworms, root weevils, stalkborers, cutworms, root aphids, or grubs. They may also be used to provide activity against plant pathogenic nematodes, such as root-knot, cyst, dagger, lesion, or stem or bulb nematodes, or against mites. For the control of soil pests, for example corn rootworm, the compounds are advantageously applied to or incorporated at an effective rate into the soil in which crops are planted or to be planted or to the seeds or growing plant roots.

In the area of public health, the compounds are especially useful in the control of many insects, especially filth flies or other Dipteran pests, such as houseflies, stableflies, soldierflies, hornflies, deerflies, horseflies, midges, punkies, blackflies, or mosquitoes.

In the protection of stored products, for example cereals, including grain or flour, groundnuts, animal feedstuffs, timber or household goods, e.g. carpets and textiles, compounds of the invention are useful against attack by arthropods, more especially beetles, including weevils, moths or mites, for example Ephestia spp. (flour moths), Anthrenus spp. (carpet beetles), Tribolium spp. (flour beetles), Sitophilus spp. (grain weevils) or Acarus spp. (mites).

In the control of cockroaches, ants or termites or similar arthropod pests in infested domestic or industrial premises or in the control of mosquito larvae in waterways, wells, reservoirs or other running or standing water. For the treatment of foundations, structures or soil in the prevention of the attack on building by termites, for example, Reticulitermes spp., Heterotermes spp., Coptotermes spp.

Moreover it has been found that the compounds of the invention exhibit high insecticidal action against insects that destroy technical materials.

As example and preferably—but not limiting—the following insects are named:

Beetles such as Hylotrupes bajulus, Chlorophorus pilosis, Anobium punctatum, Xestobium rufovillosum, Ptilinus pecticornis, Dendrobium pertinex, Ernobius mollis, Priobium carpini, Lyctus brunneus, Lyctus africanus, Lyctus planicollis, Lyctus linearis, Lyctus pubescens, Trogoxylon aequale, Minthes rugicollis, Xyleborus spec. Tryptodendron spec. Apate monachus, Bostrychus capucins, Heterobostrychus brunneus, Sinoxylon spec. Dinoderus minutus;

Hymenoptera such as Sirex juvencus, Urocerus gigas, Urocerus gigas taignus, Urocerus augur;

Termites such as Kalotermes flavicollis, Cryptotermes brevis, Heterotermes indicola, Reticulitermes flavipes, Reticulitermes santonensis, Reticulitermes lucifugus, Mastotermes darwiniensis, Zootermopsis nevadensis, Coptotermes formosanus;

Silverfish such as Lepisma saccharina.

Within the present context technical materials are understood to mean non-living materials such as preferably plastics, adhesives, glues, paper and cardboard, leather, wood, wood fabrication products and paints.

At the same time the compounds of the invention can be used for protection against fouling of objects, especially ships' hulls, screens, nets, buildings, wharfs and signal installations that come into contact with sea or brackish water.

Moreover, the compounds of the invention can be used in combination with other active compounds as anti-fouling agents.

The active compounds are suitable for the control of zoopests in household, hygiene and storage protection, especially insects, arachnids and mites that appear in enclosed spaces such as apartments, factory halls, offices, vehicle cabins, etc. They can be used alone or in combination with other active compounds and auxiliaries in household insecticidal products for the control of these pests. They are active against sensitive and resistant species as well as against all development stages. These pests include:

The order Scorpionidea e.g. Buthus occitanus.

The order Acarina e.g. Argas persicus, Argas reflexus, Bryobia ssp., Dermanyssus gallinae, Glyciphagus domesticus, Ornithodorus moubat, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, Trombicula alfreddugesi, Neutrombicula autumnalis, Dermatophagoides pteronissimus, Dermatophagoides forinae.

The order Araneae e.g Aviculariidae, Araneidae.

The order Opiliones e.g Pseudoscorpiones chelifer, Pseudoscorpiones cheiridium, Opiliones phalangium.

The order Isopoda e.g Oniscus asellus, Porcellio scaber.

The order Diplopoda e.g. Blaniulus guttulatus, Polydesmus spp.

The order Chilopoda e.g. Geophilus spp.

The order Zygentoma e.g. Ctenolepisma spp., Lepisma saccharina, Lepismodes inquilinus.

The order der Blattaria e.g. Blatta orientalies, Blattella germanica, Blattella asahinai, Leucophaea maderae, Panchlora spp., Parcoblatta spp., Periplaneta australasiae, Periplaneta americana, Periplaneta brunnea, Periplaneta fuliginosa, Supella longipalpa.

The order Saltatoria e.g. Acheta domesticus.

The order Dermaptera e.g. Forficula auricularia.

The order Isoptera e.g. Kalotermes spp., Reticulitermes spp.

The order Psocoptera e.g. Lepinatus spp., Liposcelis spp.

The order Coleoptera e.g. Anthrenus spp., Attagenus spp., Dermestes spp., Latheticus oryzae, Necrobia spp., Ptinus spp., Rhizopertha dominica, Sitophilus granarius, Sitophilus oryzae, Sitophilus zeamais, Stegobium paniceum.

The order Diptera e.g. Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, Aedes taeniorhynchus, Anopheles spp., Calliphora erythrocephala, Chrysozona pluvialis, Culex quinquefasciatus, Culex pipiens, Culex tarsalis, Drosophila spp., Fannia canicularis, Musca domestica, Phlebotomus spp., Sarcophaga carnaria, Simulium spp., Stomoxys calcitrans, Tipula paludosa.

The order Lepidoptera e.g. Achroia grisella, Galleria mellonella, Plodia interpunctella, Tinea cloacella, Tinea pellionella, Tineola bisselliella.

The order Siphonaptera e.g. Ctenocephalides canis, Ctenocephalides felis, Pulex irritans, Tunga penetrans, Xenopsylla cheopis.

The order Hymenoptera e.g. Camponotus herculeanus, Lasius fuliginosus, Lasius niger, Lasius umbratus, Monomorium pharaonis, Paravespula spp., Tetramorium caespitum.

The order Anoplura e.g. Pediculus humanus capitis, Pediculus humanus corporis, Pemphigus spp., Phylloera vastatrix, Phthirus pubis.

The order Heteroptera e.g. Cimex hemipterus, Cimex lectularius, Rhodinus prolixus, Triatoma infestans.

The use in the household insecticidal sector is carried out alone or in combination with other suitable active compounds such as phosphates, carbamates, pyrethroids, neonicotinoids, growth regulators or active compounds from other known classes of insecticides.

Use is carried out with aerosols, non-pressurised spray agents, e.g. pump and dusting sprays, nebulisers, misters, foamers, gels, evaporation products with evaporation platelets of cellulose or plastic, liquid evaporators, gel and membrane evaporators, propeller-driven evaporators, non-energy or passive evaporation systems, fly papers, fly traps, and fly gels, as granulates or dusts, in scatter bait or bait stations.

In agriculture against adults, larvae and eggs of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), e.g. Heliothis spp. such as Heliothis virescens (tobacco budworm), Heliothis armigera and Heliothis zea. Against adults and larvae of Coleoptera (beetles) e.g. Anthonomus spp. e.g. grandis (cotton boll weevil), Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Colorado potato beetle), Diabrotica spp. (corn rootworms). Against Heteroptera (Hemiptera and Homoptera) e.g. Psylla spp., Bemisia spp., Trialeurodes spp., Aphis spp., Myzus spp., Megoura viciae, Phylloxera spp., Nephotettix spp. (rice leaf hoppers), Nilaparvata spp. Against Diptera e.g. Musca spp. Against Thysanoptera such as Thrips tabaci. Against Orthoptera such as Locusta and Schistocerca spp., (locusts and crickets) e.g. Gryllus spp., and Acheta spp. for example, Blatta orientalis, Periplaneta americana, Blatella germanica, Locusta migratoria migratorioides, and Schistocerca gregaria. Against Collembola e.g. Periplaneta spp. and Blatella spp. (roaches).

Against arthropods of agricultural significance such as Acari (mites) e.g. Tetranychus spp., and Panonychus spp.

Against nematodes which attack plants or trees of importance to agriculture, forestry or horticulture either directly or by spreading bacterial, viral, mycoplasma or fungal diseases of the plants. For example root-knot nematodes such as Meloidogyne spp. (e.g. M. incognita).

In the field of veterinary medicine or livestock husbandry or in the maintenance of public health against arthropods which are parasitic internally or externally upon vertebrates, particularly warm-blooded vertebrates, for example domestic animals, e.g. cattle, sheep, goats, equines, swine, poultry, dogs or cats, for example Acarina, including ticks (e.g. sot-bodied ticks including Argasidae spp. e.g. Argas spp. and Ornithodorus spp. (e.g. Ornithodorus moubata); hard-bodied ticks including Ixodidae spp., e.g. Boophilus spp. e.g. Boophilus microplus, Rhipicephalus spp. e.g. Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and Rhipicephalus sanguineus; mites (e.g. Damalinia spp.); fleas (e.g. Ctenocephalides spp. e.g. Ctenocephalides felis (cat flea) and Ctenocephalides canis (dog flea)); lice e.g. Menopon spp.; Diptera (e.g. Aedes spp., Anopheles spp., Musca spp., Hypoderma spp.); Hemiptera.; Dictyoptera (e.g. Periplaneta spp., Blatella spp.); Hymenoptera; for example against infections of the gastro-intestinal tract caused by parasitic nematode worms, for example members of the family Trichostrongylidae.

In a preferred aspect of the invention the compounds of formula (I) or a salt thereof are used for the control of parasites of animals. Preferably the animal to be treated is a domestic companion animal such as a dog or a cat.

The parasites to be controlled include for example:

The order Anoplurida e.g. Haematopinus spp., Linognathus spp., Pediculus spp., Phtirus spp., Solenopotes spp.

The order Mallophagida and the suborders Amblycerina and Ischnocerina e.g. Trimenopon spp., Menopon spp., Trinoton spp., Bovicola spp., Werneckiella spp., Lepikentron spp., Damalina spp., Trichodectes spp., Felicola spp.

The order Diptera and the suborders Nematocerina and Brachycerina e.g. Aedes spp., Anopheles spp., Culex spp., Simulium spp., Eusimulium spp., Phlebotomus spp., Lutzomyia spp., Culicoides spp., Chrysops spp., Hybomitra spp., Atylotus spp., Tabanus spp., Haematopota spp., Philipomyia spp., Braula spp., Musca spp., Hydrotaea spp., Stomoxys spp., Haematobia spp., Morellia spp., Fannia spp., Glossina spp., Calliphora spp., Lucilia spp., Chrysomyia spp., Wohlfahrtia spp., Sarcophaga spp., Oestrus spp., Hypoderma spp., Gasterophilus spp., Hippobosca spp., Lipoptena spp., Melophagus spp.

The order Siphonapterida e.g. Pulex spp., Ctenocephalides spp., Xenopsylla spp., Ceratophyllus spp.

The order Heteropterida e.g. Cimex spp., Triatoma spp., Rhodnius spp., Panstrongylus spp.

The order Blattarida e.g Blatta orientalis, Periplaneta americana, Blattela germanica, Supella spp.

The subclass Acari (Acarina) and the order Meta- and Mesostigmata e.g. Argas spp., Ornithodorus spp., Otobius spp., Ixodes spp., Amblyomma spp., Boophilus spp., Dermacentor spp., Haemophysalis spp., Hyalomma spp., Rhipicephalus spp., Dermanyssus spp., Raillietia spp., Pneumonyssus spp., Sternostoma spp., Varroa spp.

The order Actinedida (Prostigmata) and Acaridida (Astigmata) e.g. Acarapis spp., Cheyletiella spp., Ornithocheyletia spp., Myobia spp., Psorergates spp., Demodex spp., Trombicula spp., Listrophorus spp., Acarus spp., Tyrophagus spp., Caloglyphus spp., Hypodectes spp., Pterolichus spp., Psoroptes spp., Chorioptes spp., Otodectes spp., Sarcoptes spp., Notoedres spp., Knemidocoptes spp., Cytodites spp., Laminosioptes spp.

The compounds of the invention of structure (I) are also suitable for the control of arthropods that affect agricultural animals such as cattle, sheep, goats, horses, pigs, donkeys, camels, buffalo, rabbits, chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, bees, other domestic animals such as dogs, cats, cage birds, aquarium fish as well as so-called experimental animals such as hamsters, guinea pigs, rats and mice. By control of these arthropods death rates and performance loss (in meat, milk, wool, hides, eggs, honey, etc.) will be reduced so that a more economic and simpler animal husbandry is possible by the use of the compounds of the invention.

The use of the active compounds in veterinary sector and animal husbandry is carried out by known means by enteric administration in the form of, for example, tablets, capsules, drinks, drenches, granulates, pastes, boli, the feed-through process, suppositories, by parenteral administration by, for example, injection (intramuscular, subcutaneous, intravenous, interperitoneal, among others), implants, by nasal application, by dermal administration in the form of, for example, dipping, spraying, pour-on and spot-on, washing, powdering and with the help of appliances containing the active compound such as collars, ear markers, tail markers, limb bands, halters, marking devices, etc.

During use in cattle, poultry, domestic animals, etc., the active compounds of structure (I) can be used as formulations (for example, powder, emulsions, flowable agents) that contain the active compounds in an amount of 1 to 80 wt. %, directly or after 100 to 10,000 times dilution or as a chemical bath.

In a further aspect of the invention the compounds of formula (I) or salts or compositions thereof are used for the preparation of a veterinary medicament.

The above named pests include for example:

the order Anoplura (Phthiraptera) e.g. Damalinia spp., Haematopinus spp., Linognathus spp., Pediculus spp., Trichodectes spp.

The class of Arachnida e.g. Acarus siro, Aceria sheldoni, Aculops spp., Aculus spp., Amblyomma spp., Argas spp., Boophilus spp., Brevipalpus spp., Bryobia praetiosa, Chorioptes spp., Dermanyssus gallinae, Eotetranychus spp., Epitrimerus pyri, Eutetranychus spp., Eriophyes spp., Hemitarsonemus spp., Hyalomma spp., Ixodes spp., Latrodectus mactans, Metatetranychus spp., Oligonychus spp., Ornithodoros spp., Panonychus spp., Phyllocoptruta oleivora, Polyphagotarsonemus latus, Psoroptes spp., Rhipicephalus spp., Rhizoglyphus spp., Sarcoptes spp., Scorpio maurus, Stenotarsonemus spp., Tarsonemus spp., Tetranychus spp., Vasates lycopersici.

The class of Bivalva e.g. Dreissena spp.

The order Chilopoda e.g. Geophilus spp., Scutigera spp.

The order Coleoptera e.g. Acanthoscelides obtectus, Adoretus spp., Agelastica alni, Agriotes spp., Amphimallon solstitialis, Anobium punctatum, Anoplophora spp., Anthonomus spp., Anthrenus spp., Apogonia spp., Atomaria spp., Attagenus spp., Bruchidius obtectus, Bruchus spp., Ceutho-rhynchus spp., Cleonus mendicus, Conoderus spp., Cosmopolites spp., Costelytra zealandica, Curculio spp., Cryptorhynchus lapathi, Dermestes spp., Diabrotica spp., Epilachna spp., Faustinus cubae, Gibbium psylloides, Heteronychus arator, Hylamorpha elegans, Hylotrupes bajulus, Hypera postica, Hypothenemus spp., Lachnosterna consanguinea, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus, Lixus spp., Lyctus spp., Meligethes aeneus, Melolontha melolontha, Migdolus spp., Monochamus spp., Naupactus xanthographus, Niptus hololeucus, Oryctes rhinoceros, Oryzae-philus surinamensis, Otiorrhynchus sulcatus, Oxycetonia jucunda, Phaedon cochleariae, Phyllophaga spp., Popillia japonica, Premnotrypes spp., Psylliodes chrysocephala, Ptinus spp., Rhizobius ventralis, Rhizopertha dominica, Sitophilus spp., Sphenophorus spp., Sternechus spp., Symphyletes spp., Tenebrio molitor, Tribolium spp., Trogoderma spp., Tychius spp., Xylotrechus spp., Zabrus spp.

The order Collembola e.g. Onychiurus armatus.

The order Dermaptera e.g. Forficula auricularia.

The order Diplopoda e.g. Blaniulus guttulatus.

The order Diptera e.g. Aedes spp., Anopheles spp., Bibio hortulanus, Calliphora erythrocephala, Ceratitis capitata, Chrysomyia spp., Cochliomyia spp., Cordylobia anthropophaga, Culex spp., Cuterebra spp., Dacus oleae, Dermatobia hominis, Drosophila spp., Fannia spp., Gastrophilus spp., Hylemyia spp., Hyppobosca spp., Hypoderma spp., Liriomyza spp. Lucilia spp., Musca spp., Nezara spp., Oestrus spp., Oscinella frit, Pegomyia hyoscyami, Phorbia spp., Stomoxys spp., Tabanus spp., Tannia spp., Tipula paludosa, Wohifahrtia spp.

The class Gastropoda e.g. Arion spp., Biomphalaria spp., Bulinus spp., Deroceras spp., Galba spp., Lymnaea spp., Oncomelania spp., Succinea spp.

The class of Helminths e.g. Ancylostoma duodenale, Ancylostoma ceylanicum, Acylostoma braziliensis, Ancylostoma spp., Ascaris lubricoides, Ascaris spp., Brugia malayi, Brugia timori, Bunostomum spp., Chabertia spp., Clonorchis spp., Cooperia spp., Dicrocoelium spp, Dictyocaulus filaria, Diphyllobothrium latum, Dracunculus medinensis, Echinococcus granulosus, Echinococcus multilocularis, Enterobius vermicularis, Faciola spp., Haemonchus spp., Heterakis spp., Hymenolepis nana, Hyostrongulus spp., Loa Loa, Nematodirus spp., Oesophagostomum spp., Opisthorchis spp., Onchocerca volvulus, Ostertagia spp., Paragonimus spp., Schistosomen spp, Strongyloides fuelleborni, Strongyloides stercoralis, Stronyloides spp., Taenia saginata, Taenia solium, Trichinella spiralis, Trichinella nativa, Trichinella britovi, Trichinella nelsoni, Trichinella pseudopsiralis, Trichostrongulus spp., Trichuris trichuria, Wuchereria bancrofti. In addition protozoa such as Eimeria may be controlled.

The order Heteroptera e.g. Anasa tristis, Antestiopsis spp., Blissus spp., Calocoris spp., Campylomma livida, Cavelerius spp., Cimex spp., Creontiades dilutus, Dasynus piperis, Dichelops furcatus, Diconocoris hewetti, Dysdercus spp., Euschistus spp., Eurygaster spp., Heliopeltis spp., Horcias nobilellus, Leptocorisa spp., Leptoglossus phyllopus, Lygus spp., Macropes excavatus, Miridae, Nezara spp., Oebalus spp., Pentomidae, Piesma quadrata, Piezodorus spp., Psallus seriatus, Pseudacysta persea, Rhodnius spp., Sahlbergella singularis, Scotinophora spp., Stephanitis nashi, Tibraca spp., Triatoma spp.

The order Homoptera e.g. Acyrthosipon spp., Aeneolamia spp., Agonoscena spp., Aleurodes spp., Aleurolobus barodensis, Aleurothrixus spp., Amrasca spp., Anuraphis cardui, Aonidiella spp., Aphanostigma piri, Aphis spp., Arboridia apicalis, Aspidiella spp., Aspidiotus spp., Atanus spp., Aulacorthum solani, Bemisia spp., Brachycaudus helichrysii, Brachycolus spp., Brevicoryne brassicae, Calligypona marginata, Carneocephala fulgida, Ceratovacuna lanigera, Cercopidae, Ceroplastes spp., Chaetosiphon fragaefolii, Chionaspis tegalensis, Chlorita onukii, Chromaphis juglandicola, Chrysomphalus ficus, Cicadulina mbila, Coccomytilus halli, Coccus spp., Cryptomyzus ribis, Dalbulus spp., Dialeurodes spp., Diaphorina spp., Diaspis spp., Doralis spp., Drosicha spp., Dysaphis spp., Dysmicoccus spp., Empoasca spp., Eriosoma spp., Erythroneura spp., Euscelis bilobatus, Geococcus coffeae, Homalodisca coagulata, Hyalopterus arundinis, Icerya spp., Idiocerus spp., Idioscopus spp., Laodelphax striatellus, Lecanium spp., Lepidosaphes spp., Lipaphis erysimi, Macrosiphum spp., Mahanarva fimbriolata, Melanaphis sacchari, Metcalfiella spp., Metopolophium dirhodum, Monellia costalis, Monelliopsis pecanis, Myzus spp., Nasonovia ribisnigri, Nephotettix spp., Nilaparvata lugens, Onco-metopia spp., Orthezia praelonga, Parabemisia myricae, Paratrioza spp., Parlatoria spp., Pemphigus spp., Peregrinus maidis, Phenacoccus spp., Phloeomyzus passerinii, Phorodon humuli, Phylloxera spp., Pinnaspis aspidistrae, Planococcus spp., Protopulvinaria pyriformis, Pseudaulacaspis pentagona, Pseudococcus spp., Psylla spp., Pteromalus spp., Pyrilla spp., Quadraspidiotus spp., Quesada gigas, Rastrococcus spp., Rhopalosiphum spp., Saissetia spp., Scaphoides titanus, Schizaphis graminum, Selenaspidus articulatus, Sogata spp., Sogatella furcifera, Sogatodes spp., Stictocephala festina, Tenalaphara malayensis, Tinocallis caryaefoliae, Tomaspis spp., Toxoptera spp., Trialeurodes vaporariorum, Trioza spp., Typhlocyba spp., Unaspis spp., Viteus vitifolii.

The order Hymenoptera e.g. Diprion spp., Hoplocampa spp., Lasius spp., Monomorium pharaonis, Vespa spp.

The order Isopoda e.g. Armadillidium vulgare, Oniscus asellus, Porcellio scaber.

The order Isoptera e.g. Reticulitermes spp., Odontotermes spp.

The order Lepidoptera e.g. Acronicta major, Aedia leucomelas, Agrotis spp., Alabama argillacea, Anticarsia spp., Barathra brassicae, Bucculatrix thur-beriella, Bupalus piniarius, Cacoecia podana, Capua reticulana, Carpocapsa pomonella, Chematobia brumata, Chilo spp., Choristoneura fumiferana, Clysia ambiguella, Cnaphalocerus spp., Earias insulana, Ephestia kuehniella, Euproctis chrysorrhoea, Euxoa spp., Feltia spp., Galleria mellonella, Helicoverpa spp., Heliothis spp., Hofmannophila pseudospretella, Homona magnanima, Hyponomeuta padella, Laphygma spp., Lithocolletis blancardella, Lithophane antennata, Loxagrotis albicosta, Lymantria spp., Malacosoma neustria, Mamestra brassicae, Mocis repanda, Mythimna separata, Oria spp., Oulema oryzae, Panolis flammea, Pectinophora gossy-piella, Phyllocnistis citrella, Pieris spp., Plutella xylostella, Prodenia spp., Pseudaletia spp., Pseudoplusia includens, Pyrausta nubilalis, Spodoptera spp., Thermesia gemmatalis, Tinea pellionella, Tineola bisselliella, Tortrix viridana, Trichoplusia spp.

The order Orthoptera e.g. Acheta domesticus, Blatta orientalis, Blattella germanica, Gryllotalpa spp., Leucophaea maderae, Locusta spp., Melanoplus spp., Periplaneta americana, Schistocerca gregaria.

The order Siphonaptera e.g. Ceratophyllus spp., Xenopsylla cheopis.

The order Symphyla e.g. Scutigerella immaculata.

The order Thysanoptera e.g. Baliothrips biformis, Enneothrips flavens, Frankliniella spp., Heliothrips spp., Hercinothrips femoralis, Kakothrips spp., Rhipiphorothrips cruentatus, Scirtothrips spp., Taeniothrips cardamoni, Thrips spp.

The order Thysanura e.g. Lepisma saccharina.

The plant parasitic nematodes include, for example, Anguina spp., Aphelenchoides spp., Belonoaimus spp., Bursaphelenchus spp., Ditylenchus dipsaci, Globodera spp., Heliocotylenchus spp., Heterodera spp., Longidorus spp., Meloidogyne spp., Pratylenchus spp., Radopholus similis, Rotylenchus spp., Trichodorus spp., Tylenchorhynchus spp., Tylenchulus spp., Tylenchu-lus semipenetrans, Xiphinema spp.

The compounds of structure (I) of the invention are characterised particularly by strong action against aphids (e.g. Aphis gossypii and Myzus persicae), beetle larvae (e.g. Phaedon cochleariae), butterfly caterpillars (e.g. Plutella xylostella, Spodoptera exigua and Spodoptera frugiperda).

The compounds of the invention can optionally also be used in certain concentrations or application amounts as herbicides, safeners, growth regulators, or as agents for improving plant properties or as microbiocides, for example as fungicides, antimycotics, bactericides, viricides (including agents against viroids) or as agents against MLO (Mycoplasma-like organism) and RLO (Rickettsia-like organism). They may also be optionally used as intermediates or precursors for the synthesis of further active compounds.

According to the invention all plants and plant parts can be treated. Plants are hereby understood to mean all plants and plant populations such as desirable and undesirable wild plants or cultigens (including naturally occurring cultigens). Cultigens can be plants that can be obtained by conventional breeding and optimisation methods or by biotechnology or genetic engineering methods or combinations of these methods, including transgenic plants and including plant varieties that are protectable or not protectable by plant varieties protection rights. Plant parts are understood to be all above ground and below ground parts and organs of the plants such as scion, leaf, blossom and root, including, for example, leaves, needles, stalks, stems, blossoms, fruiting bodies, fruits and seed as well as roots, bulbs, rhizomes. Harvest crops as well as vegetative and generative reproduction material, for example cuttings, bulbs, rhizomes, shoots and seed also belong to plant parts.

In practical use for the control of arthropods, especially insects or arachnids, such as mites, or helminths, such as nematode pests of plants, a method, for example, comprises applying to the plants or to the medium in which they grow an effective amount of a compound of the invention. For such a method, the compound of the invention is generally applied to the locus in which the arthropod or nematode infestation is to be controlled at an effective rate in the range of about 2 g to about 1 kg of the active compound per hectare of locus treated. Under ideal conditions, depending on the pest to be controlled, a lower rate may offer adequate protection. On the other hand, adverse weather conditions, resistance of the pest or other factors may require that the active ingredient be used at higher rates. The optimum rate depends usually upon a number of factors, for example, the type of pest being controlled, the type or the growth stage of the infested plant, the row spacing or also the method of application. Preferably an effective rate range of the active compound is from about 10 g/ha to about 400 g/ha, more preferably from about 50 g/ha to about 200 g/ha.

When a pest is soil-borne, the active compound, generally in a formulated composition, is distributed evenly over the area to be treated (for example broadcast or band treatment) in any convenient manner and is applied at rates from about 10 g/ha to about 400 g ai/ha, preferably from about 50 g/ha to about 200 g ai/ha. When applied as a root dip to seedlings or drip irrigation to plants the liquid solution or suspension contains from about 0.075 to about 1000 mg ai/l, preferably from about 25 to about 200 mg ai/l. Application may be made, if desired, to the field or crop-growing area generally or in close proximity to the seed or plant to be protected from attack. The compound of the invention can be washed into the soil by spraying with water over the area or can be left to the natural action of rainfall. During or after application, the formulated compound can, if desired, be distributed mechanically in the soil, for example by ploughing, disking, or use of drag chains. Application can be prior to planting, at planting, after planting but before sprouting has taken place, or after sprouting.

The compound of the invention and methods of control of pests therewith are of particular value in the protection of field, forage, plantation, glasshouse, orchard or vineyard crops, of ornamentals, or of plantation or forest trees, for example: cereals (such as wheat or rice), cotton, vegetables (such as peppers), field crops (such as sugar beets, soybeans or oil seed rape), grassland or forage crops (such as maize or sorghum), orchards or groves (such as of stone or pit fruit or citrus), ornamental plants, flowers or vegetables or shrubs under glass or in gardens or parks, or forest trees (both deciduous and evergreen) in forests, plantations or nurseries. They are also valuable in the protection of timber (standing, felled, converted, stored or structural) from attack, for example, by sawflies or beetles or termites.

They have applications in the protection of stored products such as grains, fruits, nuts, spices or tobacco, whether whole, milled or compounded into products, from moth, beetle, mite or grain weevil attack. Also protected are stored animal products such as skins, hair, wool or feathers in natural or converted form (e.g. as carpets or textiles) from moth or beetle attack as well as stored meat, fish or grains from beetle, mite or fly attack.

Additionally, the compound of the invention and methods of use thereof are of particular value in the control of arthropods or helminths which are injurious to, or spread or act as vectors of diseases domestic animals, for example those hereinbefore mentioned, and more especially in the control of ticks, mites, lice, fleas, midges, or biting, nuisance or myiasis flies. The compounds of the invention are particularly useful in controlling arthropods or helminths which are present inside domestic host animals or which feed in or on the skin or suck the blood of the animal, for which purpose they may be administered orally, parenterally, percutaneously or topically.

The compositions hereinafter described for application to growing crops or crop growing loci or as a seed dressing may, in general, alternatively be employed in the protection of stored products, household goods, property or areas of the general environment. Suitable means of applying the compounds of the invention include:

-   to growing crops as foliar sprays (for example as an in-furrow     spray), dusts, granules, fogs or foams or also as suspensions of     finely divided or encapsulated compositions as soil or root     treatments by liquid drenches, dusts, granules, smokes or foams; to     seeds of crops via application as seed dressings by liquid slurries     or dusts; -   to animals infested by or exposed to infestation by arthropods or     helminths, by parenteral, oral or topical application of     compositions in which the active ingredient exhibits an immediate     and/or prolonged action over a period of time against the arthropods     or helminths, for example by incorporation in feed or suitable     orally-ingestible pharmaceutical formulations, edible baits, salt     licks, dietary supplements, pour-on formulations, sprays, baths,     dips, showers, jets, dusts, greases, shampoos, creams, wax smears or     livestock self-treatment systems; -   to the environment in general or to specific locations where pests     may lurk, including stored products, timber, household goods, or     domestic or industrial premises, as sprays, fogs, dusts, smokes,     wax-smears, lacquers, granules or baits, or in tricklefeeds to     waterways, wells, reservoirs or other running or standing water.

The compounds of formula (I) or a salt thereof are particularly useful for the control of parasites of animals when applied orally, and in a further preferred aspect of the invention the compounds of formula (I) or a salt thereof are used for the control of parasites of animals by oral application. The compounds of the formula (I) or salts thereof may be administered before, during or after meals. The compounds of the formula (I) or salts thereof may be mixed with a carrier and/or foodstuff.

The compound of the formula (I) or salt thereof is administered orally in a dose to the animal in a dose range generally from 0.1 to 500 mg/kg of the compound of the formula (I) or salt thereof per kilogram of animal body weight (mg/kg).

The frequency of treatment of the animal, preferably the domestic animal to be treated by the compound of the formula (I) or salt thereof is generally from about once per week to about once per year, preferably from about once every two weeks to once every three months.

The compounds of the invention may be administered most advantageously with another parasiticidally effective material, such as an endoparasiticide, and/or an ectoparasiticide, and/or an endectoparasiticide. For example, such compounds include macrocyclic lactones such as avermectins or milbemycins e.g., ivermectin, pyratel or an insect growth regulator such as lufenuron or methoprene.

The compounds of the formula (I) or a salt thereof can also be employed for controlling pests in crops of known genetically engineered plants or genetically engineered plants yet to be developed. As a rule, the transgenic plants are distinguished by especially advantageous properties, for example by resistances to particular crop protection agents, resistances to plant diseases or pathogens of plant diseases, such as particular insects or microorganisms such as fungi, bacteria or viruses. Other particular properties concern, for example, the harvested material with regard to quantity, quality, storage properties, composition and specific constituents. Thus, transgenic plants are known where the starch content is increased, or the starch quality is altered, or where the harvested material has a different fatty acid composition.

All plants that have received by genetic engineering modification genetic material that imparts particularly advantageous valuable properties (“traits”) to these plants belong to the transgenic (obtained by genetic engineering) plants or plant varieties to be preferably treated in accordance with the invention. Examples of such properties are improved plant growth, increased tolerance toward high or low temperatures, increased tolerance toward drought or toward water or soil salt content, improved blossoming performance, simplified harvesting, accelerated ripening, increased harvest yields, improved quality and/or nutritional value of the crop, better storage life and/or processing of the crop. Further and particularly emphasised examples of such properties are increased resistance of the plants toward zoopests and microbial pests, such as toward insects, mites, pathogenic plant fungi, bacteria and/or viruses as well as an increased tolerance of the plants toward certain herbicides. Examples of such transgenic plants are the important cultigens such as cereals (wheat, rice), maize, soy, potato, sugar beet, tomato, peas, and other vegetable varieties, cotton, tobacco, rape as well as fruit plants (with the fruits apple, pear, citrus fruits and grapes), whereby maize, soy, potato, cotton, tobacco and rape are especially emphasised. Properties (“traits”) especially emphasised are the increased tolerance of the plants toward insects, arachnids, nematodes and gastropods through the toxins formed in the plants, especially those that are produced in the plants (hereinafter known as “Bt plants”) by the genetic material from Bacillus thuringiensis (e.g. from the genes CryIA(a), CryIA(b), CryIA(c), CryIIA, CryIIIA, CryIIIB2, Cry9c Cry2Ab, Cry3Bb and CryIF as well as their combinations). Also particularly emphasised as properties (“traits”) is the increased resistance of plants toward fungi, bacteria and viruses through systemically acquired resistance (SAR), systemin, phytoalexine, elicitors and resistance genes and correspondingly expressed proteins and toxins. Further particularly emphasised properties (“traits”) are the increased tolerance of the plants to certain active herbicidal compounds, for example imidazolinones, sulphonylureas, glyphosate or phosphinotricin (e.g. “PAT”-gene). The respective genes imparting the desired properties (“traits”) can also occur in the transgenic plants in combination with each other. Examples of such “Bt plants” are maize varieties, cotton varieties, soy varieties and potato varieties that are marketed under the trade marks Yield Gard® (e.g. maize, cotton, soy), KnockOut® (e.g. maize), StarLink® (e.g. maize), Boligarde (cotton), Nucotn® (cotton) and NewLeaf® (potato). Examples of herbicide tolerant plants are maize varieties, cotton varieties and soy varieties that are marketed under the trade marks Roundup Ready® (tolerance toward glyphosate, e.g. maize, cotton, soy), Liberty Link® (tolerance toward phosphinotricin, e.g. rape), IMI® (tolerance toward imidazolinones) and STS® (tolerance toward sulphonyl ureas, e.g. maize). Also mentioned as herbicide resistant (conventionally bred for herbicide tolerance) plants are those varieties marketed under the name Clearfield®) (e.g. maize). Naturally these statements also apply to plant varieties developed or marketed in the future with these genetic properties (“traits”) or those developed in the future.

The use in economically important transgenic crops of useful plants and ornamentals is preferred, for example of cereals such as wheat, barley, rye, oats, millet, rice, cassaya and maize or else crops of sugar beet, cotton, soya, oilseed rape, potatoes, tomatoes, peas and other types of vegetables.

When used in transgenic crops, in particular those which have resistances to insects, effects are frequently observed, in addition to the effects against pests to be observed in other crops, which are specific for application in the transgenic crop in question, for example an altered or specifically widened spectrum of pests

which can be controlled, or altered application rates which may be employed for application.

The invention therefore also relates to the use of compounds of the formula (I) or a salt thereof for controlling pests in transgenic crop plants.

According to a further feature of the present invention there is provided a pesticidal composition comprising one or more compounds of the invention as defined above, in association with, and preferably homogeneously dispersed in one or more compatible pesticidally acceptable diluents or carriers and/or surface active agents [i.e. diluents or carriers and/or surface active agents of the type generally accepted in the art as being suitable for use in pesticidal compositions and which are compatible with compounds of the invention]. In practice, the compounds of the invention most frequently form parts of compositions. These compositions can be employed to control arthropods, especially insects and arachnids, such as mites, or helminths, such as plant nemathodes. The compositions may be of any type known in the art suitable for application to the desired pest in any premises or indoor or outdoor area. These compositions contain at least one compound of the invention as the active ingredient in combination or association with one or more other compatible components which are for example, solid or liquid carriers or diluents, adjuvants, surface-active-agents, or the like appropriate for the intended use and which are agronomically or medicinally acceptable. These compositions, which may be prepared by any manner known in the art, likewise form a part of this invention.

The compounds of the invention, in their commercially available formulations and in the use forms prepared from these formulations may be present in mixtures with other active substances such as insecticides, attractants, sterilants, acaricides, nematicides, fungicides, growth regulatory substances or herbicides.

The pesticides include, for example, phosphoric esters, carbamates, carboxylic esters, formamidines, tin compounds and materials produced by microorganisms.

Fungicides:

Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors

-   -   benalaxyl, benalaxyl-M, bupirimate, chiralaxyl, clozylacon,         dimethirimol, ethirimol, furalaxyl, hymexazol, metalaxyl,         metalaxyl-M, ofurace, oxadixyl, oxolinic acid         Inhibitors of Mitosis and Cell Division     -   benomyl, carbendazim, diethofencarb, fuberidazole, pencycuron,         thiabendazole, thiophanate-methyl, zoxamis         Inhibitor of Respiratory Complex I     -   diflumetorim         Inhibitors of Respiratory Complex II     -   boscalid, carboxin, fenfuram, flutolanil, furametpyr, mepronil,         oxycarboxin, penthiopyrad, thifluzamide         Inhibitor of Respiratory Complex III     -   azoxystrobin, cyazofamide, dimoxystrobin, enestrobin,         famoxadone, fenamidone, fluoxastrobin, kresoximmethyl,         metominostrobin, orysastrobin, pyraclostrobin, picoxystrobin         Decouplers     -   dinocap, fluazinam         Inhibitors of ATP Production     -   fentin acetate, fentin chloride, fentin hydroxide, silthiofam         Inhibitor of Amino Acid and Protein Biosynthesis     -   andoprim, blasticidin-S, cyprodinil, kasugamycin, kasugamycin         hydrochloride hydrate, mepanipyrim, pyrimethanil         Inhibitors of Signal Transduction     -   fenpiclonil, fludioxonil, quinoxyfen         Inhibitors of Fat and Membrane Synthesis     -   chlozolinate, iprodione, procymidone, vinclozolin     -   ampropylfos, potassium ampropylfos, edifenphos, iprobenfos         (IBP), isoprothiolane, pyrazophos     -   tolclofos-methyl, biphenyl     -   iodocarb, propamocarb, propamocarb hydrochloride         Inhibitors of Ergosterol Biosynthesis     -   fenhexamide,     -   azaconazole, bitertanol, bromuconazole, cyproconazole,         diclobutrazole, difenoconazole, diniconazole, diniconazole-M,         epoxiconazole, etaconazole, fenbuconazole, fluquinconazole,         flusilazole, flutriafol, furconazole, furconazole-cis,         hexaconazole, imibenconazole, ipconazole, metconazole,         myclobutanil, paclobutrazole, penconazole, propiconazole,         prothioconazole, simeconazole, tebuconazole, tetraconazole,         triadimefon, triadimenol, triticonazole, uniconazole,         voriconazole, imazalil, imazalil sulphate, oxpoconazole,         fenarimol, flurprimidol, nuarimol, pyrifenox, triforin,         pefurazoate, prochloraz, triflumizole, viniconazole,     -   aldimorph, dodemorph, dodemorph acetate, fenpropimorph,         tridemorph, fenpropidin, spiroxamine,     -   naftifin, pyributicarb, terbinafin         Inhibitors of Cell Wall Synthesis     -   benthiavalicarb, bialaphos, dimethomorph, flumorph,         iprovalicarb, polyoxins, polyoxorim, validamycin A         Inhibitors of Melanin Biosynthesis     -   capropamide, diclocymet, fenoxanil, phtalide, pyroquilon,         tricyclazole         Resistance Induction     -   acibenzolar-S-methyl, probenazole, tiadinil         Multisite     -   captafol, captan, chlorothalonil, copper salts: copper         hydroxide, copper naphthenate, copper oxychloride, copper         sulphate, copper oxide, oxine-copper and Bordeaux mixture,         dichlofluanid, dithianon, dodin, dodin freie base, ferbam,         fluorofolpet, guazatin, guazatin acetate, iminoctadin,         iminoctadine albesilate, iminoctadine triacetate, mancopper,         mancozeb, maneb, metiram, metiram zinc, propineb, sulphur and         sulphur preparations containing calcium polysulphide, thiram,         tolylfluanid, zineb, ziram         Unknown Mechanism     -   amibromdol, benthiazole, bethoxazin, capsimycin, carvone,         quinoline methionate, chloropicrin, cufraneb, cyflufenamide,         cymoxanil, dazomet, debacarb, diclomezine, dichlorophen,         dicloran, difenzoquat, difenzoquat methyl sulphate,         diphenylamine, ethaboxam, ferimzone, flumetover, flusulfamide,         fluopicolide, fluoroimide, hexachlorobenzene, 8-hydroxyquinoline         sulphate, irumamycin, methasulphocarb, metrafenone, methyl         isothiocyanate, mildiomycin, natamycin, nickel         dimethyldithiocarbamate, nitrothal-isopropyl, octhilinone,         oxamocarb, oxyfenthiin, pentachlorophenol and salts,         2-phenylphenol and salts, piperalin, propanosin-sodium,         proquinazid, pyrroInitrin, quintozen, tecloftalam, tecnazen,         triazoxido, trichlamide, zarilamide and         2,3,5,6-tetrachloro-4-(methylsulphonyl)pyridine,         N-(4-chloro-2-nitrophenyl)-N-ethyl-4-methylbenzenesulphonamide,         2-amino-4-methyl-N-phenyl-5-thiazole carboxamide,         2-chloro-N-(2,3-dihydro-1,1,3-trimethyl-1H-inden-4-yl)-3-pyridine         carboxamide,         3-[5-(4-chlorophenyl)-2,3-dimethylisoxazolidin-3-yl]pyridine,         cis-1-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)cycloheptanol,         2,4-dihydro-5-methoxy-2-methyl-4-[[[[1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)-phenyl]ethyliden]amino]oxy]methyl]phenyl]-3H-1,2,3-triazol-3-one         (185336-79-2), methyl         1-(2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-1H-inden-1-yl)-1H-imidazole-5-carboxylate,         3,4,5-trichloro-2,6-pyridine dicarbonitriel, methyl         2-[[[cyclopropyl[(4-methoxyphenyl)         imino]methyl]thio]methyl]-.alpha.-(methoxymethylen)-benzacetate,         4-chloro-alpha-propinyloxy-N-[2-[3-methoxy-4-(2-propinyloxy)phenyl]ethyl]-benzacetamide,         (2S)—N-[2-[4-[[3-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-propinyl]oxy]-3-methoxyphenyl]ethyl]-3-methyl-2-[(methylsulphonyl)amino]-butanamide,         5-chloro-7-(4-methylpiperidin-1-yl)-6-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine,         5-chloro-6-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)-N-[(1R)-1,2,2-trimethylpropyl][1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-7-amine,         5-chloro-N-[(1R)-1,2-dimethylpropyl]-6-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)         [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-7-amine,         N-[1-(5-bromo-3-chloropyridin-2-yl)ethyl]-2,4-dichloronicotinamide,         N-(5-bromo-3-chloropyridin-2-yl)methyl-2,4-dichloronicotinamide,         2-butoxy-6-iodo-3-propylbenzopyranon-4-one,         N{(Z)-[(cyclopropylmethoxy)         imino][6-(difluoromethoxy)-2,3-difluorophenyl]methyl}2-benzacetamide,         N-(3-ethyl-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexyl)-3-formylamino-2-hydroxybenzamide,         2-[[[[1-[3(1-fluoro-2-phenylethyl)oxy]phenyl         ethylidene]amino]oxy]methyl]-alpha-(methoxyimino)-N-methyl-alphaE-benzacetamide,         N{2-[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl]ethyl}-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzamide,         N-(3′,4′-dichloro-5-fluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-3-(difluoromethyl)-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,         N-(6-Methoxy-3-pyridinyl)-cyclopropane carboxamide,         1-[(4-methoxyphenoxy)methyl]-2,2-dimethylpropyl-1H-imidazole-1-carboxylic         acid,         O-[1-[(4-methoxyphenoxy)methyl]-2,2-dimethylpropyl]-1H-imidazole-1-carbothioic         acid,         2-(2-{[6-(3-chlor-2-methylphenoxy)-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-yl]oxy}phenyl)-2-(methoxyimino)-N-methylacetamide         Bactericides:     -   bronopol, dichlorophen, nitrapyrin, nickel         dimethyldithiocarbamate, kasugamycin, octhilinon, furan         carboxylic acid, oxytetracyclin, probenazol, streptomycin,         tecloftalam, copper sulphate and other copper preparations.         Insecticide/Acaricide/Nematicide:         Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors     -   carbamates,     -   for example alanycarb, aldicarb, aldoxycarb, allyxycarb,         aminocarb, bendiocarb, benfuracarb, bufencarb, butacarb,         butocarboxim, butoxy-carboxim, carbaryl, carbofuran,         carbosulfan, cloethocarb, dimetilan, ethiofencarb, fenobucarb,         fenothiocarb, formetanate, furathiocarb, isoprocarb,         metam-sodium, methiocarb, methomyl, metolcarb, oxamyl,         pirimicarb, promecarb, propoxur, thiodicarb, thiofanox,         trimethacarb, XMC, xylylcarb, triazamate     -   organophosphates,     -   for example acephate, azamethiphos, azinphos (-methyl, -ethyl),         aromophos-ethyl, aromfenvinfos (-methyl), autathiofos,         cadusafos, carbophenothion, chlorethoxyfos, chlorfenvinphos,         chlormephos, chlorpyrifos (-methyl/-ethyl), coumaphos,         cyanofenphos, cyanophos, chlorfenvinphos, demeton-S-methyl,         demeton-S-methylsulphone, dialifos, diazinone, dichlofenthione,         dichlorvos/DDVP, dicrotophos, dimethoate, dimethylvinphos,         dioxabenzofos, disulfoton, EPN, ethion, ethoprophos, etrimfos,         famphur, fenamiphos, fenitrothion, fensulfothion, fenthion,         flupyrazofos, forofos, formothion, fosmethilan, fosthiazate,         heptenophos, iodofenphos, iprobenfos, isazofos, isofenphos,         isopropyl O-salicylate, isoxathion, malathion, mecarbam,         methacrifos, methamidophos, methidathion, mevinphos,         monocrotophos, naled, omethoate, oxydemeton-methyl, parathion         (-methyl/-ethyl), phenthoate, phorate, phosalone, phosmet,         phosphamidone, phosphocarb, Phoxim, pirimiphos (-methyl/-ethyl),         profenofos, propaphos, propetamphos, prothiofos, prothoate,         pyraclofos, pyridaphenthion, pyridathion, quinalphos, sebufos,         sulfotep, sulprofos, tebupirimfos, temephos, terbufos,         tetrachlorvinphos, thiometon, triazophos, triclorfon,         vamidothion         Sodium Channel Modulators/Voltage-Dependent Sodium Channel         Blockers     -   pyrethroids,     -   for example acrinathrin, allethrin (d-cis-trans, d-trans),         beta-cyfluthrin, bifenthrin, bioallethrin,         bioallethrin-S-cyclopentyl-isomer, bioethano-methrin,         biopermethrin, bioresmethrin, chlovaporthrin, cis-cypermethrin,         cis-resmethrin, cis-permethrin, clocythrin, cycloprothrin,         cyfluthrin, cyhalothrin, cypermethrin (alpha-, beta-, theta-,         zeta), cyphenothrin, deltamethrin, empenthrin (1R-isomer),         esfenvalerate, etofenprox, fenfluthrin, fenpropathrin,         fenpyrithrin, fenvalerate, flubrocythrinate, flucythrinate,         flufenprox, flumethrin, fluvalinate, fubfenprox,         gamma-cyhalothrin, imiprothrin, kadethrin, lambda-cyhalothrin,         metofluthrin, permethrin (cis-, trans-), phenothrin (1R-trans         isomer), prallethrin, profluthrin, protrifenbute, pyresmethrin,         resmethrin, RU 15525, silafluofen, tau-fluvalinate, tefluthrin,         terallethrin, tetramethrin (-1R-isomer), tralomethrin,         transfluthrin, ZXI 8901, pyrethrins (pyrethrum)     -   DDT     -   oxadiazines,     -   for example indoxacarb         Acetylcholine receptor agonists/antagonists     -   chloronicotinyls,     -   for example acetamiprid, clothianidin, dinotefuran,         imidacloprid, niten-pyram, nithiazine, thiacloprid, thiamethoxam     -   nicotine, bensultap, cartap         Acetylcholine Receptor Modulators     -   Spinosynes,     -   for example spinosad         GABA Controlled Chloride Channel Antagonists     -   Organochlorinee,     -   for example camphechlor, chlordane, endosulfan, gamma-HCH, HCH,         heptachlor, lindane, methoxychlor     -   Fiproles,     -   for example acetoprole, ethiprole, fipronil, pyrafluprole,         pyriprole, vaniliprole         Chloride Channel Activators     -   Mectins,     -   for example avermectin, emamectin, emamectin benzoate,         ivermectin, milbemycin     -   Juvenile hormone mimetics,     -   for example diofenolan, epofenonane, fenoxycarb, hydroprene,         kinoprene, methoprene, pyriproxifen, triprene         Ecdysone Agonists/Disruptors     -   diacylhydrazines,     -   for example chromafenozide, halofenozide, methoxyfenozide,         tebu-fenozide         Inhibitors of Chitin Biosynthesis     -   Benzoylureas,     -   for example bistrifluoron, chlofluazuron, diflubenzuron,         fluazuron, flu-cycloxuron, flufenoxuron, hexaflumuron,         lufenuron, novaluron, novi-flumuron, penfluoron, teflubenzuron,         triflumuron     -   buprofezin     -   cyromazine         Inhibitors of Oxidative Phosphorylation, ATP Disruptors     -   diafenthiuron     -   organotin compounds,     -   for example azocyclotin, cyhexatin, fenbutatin-oxide         Decouplers of Oxidative Phosphorylation by Interruption of         H-Proton Gradients     -   pyrrole,     -   for example chlorfenapyr     -   dinitrophenols,     -   for example binapacyri, dinobuton, dinocap, DNOC         Site I Electron Transport Inhibitors     -   METI's,     -   for example fenazaquin, fenpyroximate, pyrimidifen, pyridaben,         tebu-fenpyrad, tolfenpyrad     -   hydramethylnon     -   dicofol         Site II Electron Transport Inhibitors     -   rotenones         Site III Electron Transport Inhibitors     -   acequinocyl, fluacrypyrim         Microbial Disruptors of Insect Intestinal Membrane     -   Bacillus thuringiensis strains         Inhibitors of Fat Synthesis     -   tetronic acids,     -   for example spirodiclofen, spiromesifen     -   tetramic acids,     -   for example spirotetramat (CAS-Reg.-No.: 203313-25-1) and         3-(2,5-dimethylphenyl)-8-methoxy-2-oxo-1-azaspiro[4.5]dec-3-en-4-yl         ethyl carbonate (alias: carbonic acid,         3-(2,5-dimethylphenyl)-8-methoxy-2-oxo-1-azaspiro[4.5]dec-3-en-4-yl         ethyl ester, CAS-Reg.-No.: 382608-10-8)     -   carboxamides,     -   for example flonicamid     -   octopaminergic agonists,     -   for example amitraz         Inhibitor of Magnesium-Stimulated ATPase,     -   propargite     -   benzoic acid dicarboxamides,     -   for example flubendiamide     -   Nereistoxin analogous,     -   for example thiocyclam hydrogen oxalate, thiosultap-sodium         Agonists of the Ryanodin Receptor,     -   benzoic acid dicarboxamides,     -   for example flubendiamide         Biologicals, Hormones or Pheromones     -   azadirachtin, Bacillus spec., Beauveria spec., codlemone,         Metarrhizium spec., Paecilomyces spec., thuringiensin,         Verticillium spec.         Active Compounds with Unknown or Non-Specific Mode of Action     -   fumigants,     -   for example aluminium phosphide, methyl bromide, sulphuryl         fluoride     -   feeding inhibitors,     -   for example cryolite, flonicamid, pymetrozine     -   mite growth inhibitors,     -   for example clofentezine, etoxazole, hexythiazox     -   amidoflumet, benclothiaz, benzoximate, bifenazate,         bromopropylate, buprofezin, quinomethionate, chlordimeform,         chlorobenzilate, chloro-picrin, clothiazoben, cycloprene,         cyflumetofen, dicyclanil, fenoxacrim, fentrifanil, flubenzimine,         flufenerim, flutenzin, gossyplure, hydramethyl-none, japonilure,         metoxadiazone, petroleum, piperonyl butoxide, potassium oleate,         pyridalyl, sulfluramid, tetradifon, tetrasul,         tri-arathene,verbutin

A mixture with other known active compounds such as herbicides, fertilisers, growth regulators, safeners, semiochemicals or also with agents for improving plant properties is also possible.

The active compounds of the invention can also be present in their normal commercial formulations when used as insecticides as well as in the application forms prepared from these formulations in admixture with synergists. Synergists are compounds through which the activity of the active compound can be increased without the added synergist itself having to be active.

The active compounds of the invention can also be present in their normal commercial formulations when used as insecticides as well as in the application forms prepared from these formulations in admixture with inhibitors that reduce degradation of the active compound after use in the environment of the plants, on the surface of the plants or in plant tissues.

The abovementioned components for combinations are known active substances, many of which are described in Ch. R Worthing, S. B. Walker, The Pesticide Manual, 12^(th) Edition, British Crop Protection Council, Farnham 2000.

The effective use doses of the compounds employed in the invention can vary within wide limits, particularly depending on the nature of the pest to be eliminated or degree of infestation, for example, of crops with these pests. In general, the compositions according to the invention usually contain about 0.05 to about 95% (by weight) of one or more active ingredients according to the invention, about 1 to about 95% of one or more solid or liquid carriers and, optionally, about 0.1 to about 50% of one or more other compatible components, such as surface-active agents or the like.

In the present account, the term “carrier” denotes an organic or inorganic ingredient, natural or synthetic, with which the active ingredient is combined to facilitate its application, for example, to the plant, to seeds or to the soil. This carrier is therefore generally inert and it must be acceptable (for example, agronomically acceptable, particularly to the treated plant).

The carrier may be a solid, for example, clays, natural or synthetic silicates, silica, resins, waxes, solid fertilizers (for example ammonium salts), ground natural minerals, such as kaolins, clays, talc, chalk, quartz, attapulgite, montmorillonite, bentonite or diatomaceous earth, or ground synthetic minerals, such as silica, alumina, or silicates especially aluminium or magnesium silicates. As solid carriers for granules the following are suitable: crushed or fractionated natural rocks such as calcite, marble, pumice, sepiolite and dolomite; synthetic granules of inorganic or organic meals; granules of organic material such as sawdust, coconut shells, corn cobs, corn husks or tobacco stalks; kieselguhr, tricalcium phosphate, powdered cork, or absorbent carbon black; water soluble polymers, resins, waxes; or solid fertilizers. Such solid compositions may, if desired, contain one or more compatible wetting, dispersing, emulsifying or colouring agents which, when solid, may also serve as a diluent.

Suitable as solid carriers are:

for example, ammonium salts and natural mineral powders such a kaolin, clays, talc, chalk, quartz attapulgite, montmorillonite or diatomaceous earth, and synthetic mineral powders such as highly dispersed silica, aluminium oxide and silicates, suitable as carriers for granulates are: for example crushed and fractionated natural minerals such as calcite, marble, pumice, sepiolite, dolomite as well as synthetic granulates of inorganic and organic flours as well as granulates from organic materials such as paper, sawdust, coconut shells, maize ears and tobacco stalks; suitable as emulsifiers and foaming agents are; for example non-ionogenic and anionic emulsifiers such as polyoxyethylene fatty acid esters, polyoxyethylene fatty alcohol ethers, for example alkylarylpolyglycol ethers, alkylsulphonates, alkylsulphates, arylsulphonates and protein hydrolysates; suitable as dispersant are non-ionic and/or ionic materials, for example from the class of alcohol-POE and/or POP ethers, acid- and/or POP or POE esters, alkyl-aryl- and/or POP or POE ethers, fat- and/or POP or POE adducts, POE- and/or POP-polyol derivates, POE- and/or POP-sorbitan or sugar adducts, alkyl or aryl sulphates, sulphonates and phosphates or the respective PO ether adducts. In addition suitable oligo- or polymers, for example starting from vinylic monomers, of acrylic acid, from EO and/or PO alone or in combination with, for example (poly)alcohols or (poly)amines. In addition lignin and its sulphonic acid derivatives, simple and modified celluloses, aromatic and/or aliphatic sulphonic acids as well as their adducts with formaldehyde can be used.

Deposit builders such as carboxymethylcellulose, natural and synthetic powdery, granular or latex-like polymers can be used in the formulations, such as gum arabic, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl acetate as well as natural phospho-lipids such a cephalins and lecithins and synthetic phospholipids.

The carrier may also be liquid, for example: water; alcohols, particularly butanol or glycol, as well as their ethers or esters, particularly methylglycol acetate; ketones, particularly acetone, cyclohexanone, methylethyl ketone, methylisobutylketone, or isophorone; petroleum fractions such as paraffinic or aromatic hydrocarbons, particularly xylenes or alkyl naphthalenes; mineral or vegetable oils; aliphatic chlorinated hydrocarbons, particularly trichloroethane or methylene chloride; aromatic chlorinated hydrocarbons, particularly chlorobenzenes; water-soluble or strongly polar solvents such as dimethylformamide, dimethyl sulphoxide, or N-methylpyrrolidone; liquefied gases; or the like or a mixture thereof.

The surface-active agent may be an emulsifying agent, dispersing agent or wetting agent of the ionic or non-ionic type or a mixture of such surface-active agents. Amongst these are e.g., salts of polyacrylic acids, salts of lignosulphonic acids, salts of phenolsulphonic or naphthalenesulphonic acids, polycondensates of ethylene oxide with fatty alcohols or fatty acids or fatty esters or fatty amines, substituted phenols (particularly alkylphenols or arylphenols), salts of sulphosuccinic acid esters, taurine derivatives (particularly alkyltaurates), phosphoric esters of alcohols or of polycondensates of ethylene oxide with phenols, esters of fatty acids with polyols, or sulphate, sulphonate or phosphate functional derivatives of the above compounds. The presence of at least one surface-active agent is generally essential when the active ingredient and/or the inert carrier are only slightly water soluble or are not water soluble and the carrier agent of the composition for application is water.

Compositions of the invention may further contain other additives such as adhesives or colorants. Adhesives such as carboxymethylcellulose or natural or synthetic polymers in the form of powders, granules or lattices, such as arabic gum, polyvinyl alcohol or polyvinyl acetate, natural phospholipids, such as cephalins or lecithins, or synthetic phospholipids can be used in the formulations. It is possible to use colorants such as inorganic pigments, for example: iron oxides, titanium oxides or Prussian Blue; organic dyestuffs, such as alizarin dyestuffs, azo dyestuffs or metal phthalocyanine dyestuffs; or trace nutrients such as salts of iron, manganese, boron, copper, cobalt, molybdenum or zinc.

For their agricultural application, the compounds of the invention are therefore generally in the form of compositions, which are in various solid or liquid forms.

Solid forms of compositions which can be used are dusting powders (with a content of the compound of the invention, ranging up to 80%), wettable powders or granules (including water dispersible granules), particularly those obtained by extrusion, compacting, impregnation of a granular carrier, or granulation starting from a powder (the content of the compound of the invention, in these wettable powders or granules being between about 0.5 and about 80%). Solid homogenous or heterogenous compositions containing one or more compounds of the invention, for example granules, pellets, briquettes or capsules, may be used to treat standing or running water over a period of time. A similar effect may be achieved using trickle or intermittent feeds of water dispersible concentrates as described herein.

Liquid compositions, for example, include aqueous or non-aqueous solutions or suspensions (such as emulsifiable concentrates, emulsions, flowables, dispersions, or solutions) or aerosols. Liquid compositions also include, in particular, emulsifiable concentrates, dispersions, emulsions, flowables, aerosols, wettable powders (or powder for spraying), dry flowables or pastes as forms of compositions which are liquid or intended to form liquid compositions when applied, for example as aqueous sprays (including low and ultra-low volume) or as fogs or aerosols.

Liquid compositions, for example, in the form of emulsifiable or soluble concentrates most frequently comprise about 5 to about 80% by weight of the active ingredient, while the emulsions or solutions which are ready for application contain, in their case, about 0.01 to about 20% of the active ingredient. Besides the solvent, the emulsifiable or soluble concentrates may contain, when required, about 2 to about 50% of suitable additives, such as stabilizers, surface-active agents, penetrating agents, corrosion inhibitors, colorants or adhesives. Emulsions of any required concentration, which are particularly suitable for application, for example, to plants, may be obtained from these concentrates by dilution with water. These compositions are included within the scope of the compositions which may be employed in the present invention. The emulsions may be in the form of water-in-oil or oil-in-water type and they may have a thick consistency.

The liquid compositions of this invention may, in addition to normal agricultural use applications be used for example to treat substrates or sites infested or liable to infestation by arthropods (or other pests controlled by compounds of this invention) including premises, outdoor or indoor storage or processing areas, containers or equipment or standing or running water.

All these aqueous dispersions or emulsions or spraying mixtures can be applied, for example, to crops by any suitable means, chiefly by spraying, at rates which are generally of the order of about 100 to about 1,200 liters of spraying mixture per hectare, but may be higher or lower (eg. low or ultra-low volume) depending upon the need or application technique. The compound or compositions according to the invention are conveniently applied to vegetation and in particular to roots or leaves having pests to be eliminated.

Another method of application of the compounds or compositions according to the invention is by chemigation, that is to say, the addition of a formulation containing the active ingredient to irrigation water. This irrigation may be sprinkler irrigation for foliar pesticides or it can be ground irrigation or underground irrigation for soil or for systemic pesticides.

The concentrated suspensions, which can be applied by spraying, are prepared so as to produce a stable fluid product which does not settle (fine grinding) and usually contain from about 10 to about 75% by weight of active ingredient, from about 0.5 to about 30% of surface-active agents, from about 0.1 to about 10% of thixotropic agents, from about 0 to about 30% of suitable additives, such as anti-foaming agents, corrosion inhibitors, stabilizers, penetrating agents, adhesives and, as the carrier, water or an organic liquid in which the active ingredient is poorly soluble or insoluble Some organic solids or inorganic salts may be dissolved in the carrier to help prevent settling or as antifreezes for water.

The wettable powers (or powder for spraying) are usually prepared so that they contain from about 10 to about 80% by weight of active ingredient, from about 20 to about 90% of a solid carrier, from about 0 to about 5% of a wetting agent, from about 3 to about 10% of a dispersing agent and, when necessary, from about 0 to about 80% of one or more stabilizers and/or other additives, such as penetrating agents, adhesives, anti-caking agents, colorants, or the like. To obtain these wettable powders, the active ingredient is thoroughly mixed in a suitable blender with additional substances which may be impregnated on the porous filler and is ground using a mill or other suitable grinder. This produces wettable powders, the wettability and the suspendability of which are advantageous. They may be suspended in water to give any desired concentration and this suspension can be employed very advantageously in particular for application to plant foliage.

The “water dispersible granules (WG)” (granules which are readily dispersible in water) have compositions which are substantially close to that of the wettable powders. They may be prepared by granulation of formulations described for the wettable powders, either by a wet route (contacting finely divided active ingredient with the inert filler and a little water, e.g. 1 to 20% by weight, or with an aqueous solution of a dispersing agent or binder, followed by drying and screening), or by a dry route (compacting followed by grinding and screening).

The rates and concentrations of the formulated compositions may vary according to the method of application or the nature of the compositions or use thereof. Generally speaking, the compositions for application to control arthropod or plant nematode pests usually contain from about 0.00001% to about 95%, more particularly from about 0.0005% to about 50% by weight of one or more compounds of the invention, or of total active ingredients (that is to say the compounds of the invention, together with other substances toxic to arthropods or plant nematodes, synergists, trace elements or stabilizers). The actual compositions employed and their rate of application will be selected to achieve the desired effect(s) by the farmer, livestock producer, medical or veterinary practitioner, pest control operator or other person skilled in the art. Solid or liquid compositions for application topically to animals, timber, stored products or household goods usually contain from about 0.00005% to about 90%, more particularly from about 0.001% to about 10%, by weight of one or more compounds of the invention. For administration to animals orally or parenterally, including percutaneously solid or liquid compositions, these normally contain from about 0.1% to about 90% by weight of one or more compounds of the invention. Medicated feedstuffs normally contain from about 0.001% to about 3% by weight of one or more compounds of the invention. Concentrates or supplements for mixing with feedstuffs normally contain from about 5% to about 90%, preferably from about 5% to about 50%, by weight of one or more compounds of the invention. Mineral salt licks normally contain from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of one or more compounds of formula (I) or pesticidally acceptable salts thereof. Dusts or liquid compositions for application to livestock, goods, premises or outdoor areas may contain from about 0.0001% to about 15%, more especially from about 0.005% to about 2.0%, by weight, of one or more compounds of the invention. Suitable concentrations in treated waters are between about 0.0001 ppm and about 20 ppm, more particularly about 0.001 ppm to about 5.0 ppm. of one or more compounds of the invention, and may be used therapeutically in fish farming with appropriate exposure times. Edible baits may contain from about 0.01% to about 5%, preferably from about 0.01% to about 1.0%, by weight, of one or more compounds of the invention.

When administered to vertebrates parenterally, orally or by percutaneous or other means, the dosage of compounds of the invention, will depend upon the species, age, or health of the vertebrate and upon the nature and degree of its actual or potential infestation by arthropod or helminth pests. A single dose of about 0.1 to about 100 mg, preferably about 2.0 to about 20.0 mg, per kg body weight of the animal or doses of about 0.01 to about 20.0 mg, preferably about 0.1 to about 5.0 mg, per kg body weight of the animal per day, for sustained medication, are generally suitable by oral or parenteral administration. By use of sustained release formulations or devices, the daily doses required over a period of months may be combined and administered to animals on a single occasion.

The following composition A-M illustrate compositions for use against arthropods, especially mites or insects, or plant nematodes, which comprise, as active ingredient, compounds of the invention, such as those described in preparative examples. The compositions described in composition A-M can each be diluted to give a sprayable compositon at concentrations suitable for use in the field.

Generic chemical descriptions of the ingredients (for which all of the following percentages are in weight percent), used in the composition A-M exemplified below, are as follows:

Trade Name Chemical Description Ethylan BCP Nonylphenol ethylene oxide condensate Soprophor BSU Tristyrylphenol ethylene oxide condensate Arylan CA A 70% w/v solution of calcium dodecylbenzenesulfonate Solvesso 150 Light C₁₀ aromatic solvent Arylan S Sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate Darvan NO₂ Sodium lignosulphonate Celite PF Synthetic magnesium silicate carrier Sopropon T36 Sodium salts of polycarboxylic acids Rhodigel 23 Polysaccharide xanthan gum Bentone 38 Organic derivative of magnesium montmorillonite Aerosil Microfine silicon dioxide Composition A

A water soluble concentrate is prepared with the composition as follows:

Active ingredient  7% Ethylan BCP 10% N-methylpyrrolidone 83%

To a solution of Ethylan BCP dissolved in a portion of N-methylpyrrolidone is added the active ingredient with heating and stirring until dissolved. The resulting solution is made up to volume with the remainder of the solvent.

Composition B

An emulsifiable concentrate (EC) is prepared with the composition as follows:

Active ingredient 25% (max) Soprophor BSU 10% Arylan CA 5% N-methylpyrrolidone 50% Solvesso 150 10%

The first three components are dissolved in N-methylpyrrolidone and to this is then added the Solvesso 150 to give the final volume.

Composition C

A wettable powder (WP) is prepared with the composition as follows:

Active ingredient 40% Arylan S  2% Darvan NO₂  5% Celite PF 53%

The ingredients are mixed and ground in a hammer-mill to a powder with a particle size of less than 50 microns.

Composition D

An aqueous-flowable formulation is prepared with the composition as follows:

Active ingredient 40.00% Ethylan BCP 1.00% Sopropon T360. 0.20% Ethylene glycol 5.00% Rhodigel 230. 0.15% Water 53.65%

The ingredients are intimately mixed and are ground in a bead mill until a mean particle size of less than 3 microns is obtained.

Composition E

An emulsifiable suspension concentrate is prepared with the composition as follows:

Active ingredient 30.0% Ethylan BCP 10.0% Bentone 38 0.5% Solvesso 150 59.5%

The ingredients are intimately mixed and ground in a beadmill until a mean particle size of less than 3 microns is obtained.

Composition F

A water dispersible granule is prepared with the composition as follows:

Active ingredient 30% Darvan No 2 15% Arylan S  8% Celite PF 47%

The ingredients are mixed, micronized in a fluid-energy mill and then granulated in a rotating pelletizer by spraying with water (up to 10%). The resulting granules are dried in a fluid-bed drier to remove excess water.

Composition G

A dusting powder is prepared with the composition as follows:

Active ingredient  1 to 10% Talc powder-superfine 99 to 90%

The ingredients are intimately mixed and further ground as necessary to achieve a fine powder. This powder may be appplied to a locus of arthropod infestation, for example refuse dumps, stored products or household goods or animals infested by, or at risk of infestation by, arthropods to control the arthropods by oral ingestion. Suitable means for distributing the dusting powder to the locus of arthropod infestation include mechanical blowers, handshakers or livestock self treatment devices.

Composition H

An edible bait is prepared with the composition as follows:

Active ingredient 0.1 to 1.0% Wheat flour 80% Molasses 19.9 to 19%  

The ingredients are intimately mixed and formed as required into a bait form. This edible bait may be distributed at a locus, for example domestic or industrial premises, e.g. kitchens, hospitals or stores, or outdoor areas, infested by arthropods, for example ants, locusts, cockroaches or flies, to control the arthropods by oral ingestion.

Composition I

A solution formulation is prepared with a composition as follows:

Active ingredient 15% Dimethyl sulfoxide 85%

The active ingredient is dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide with mixing and or heating as required. This solution may be applied percutaneously as a pour-on application to domestic animals infested by arthropods or, after sterilization by filtration through a polytetrafluoroethylene membrane (0.22 micrometer pore size), by parenteral injection, at a rate of application of from 1.2 to 12 ml of solution per 100 kg of animal body weight.

Composition J

A wettable powder is prepared with the composition as follows:

Active ingredient 50% Ethylan BCP 5% Aerosil 5% Celite PF 40%

The Ethylan BCP is absorbed onto the Aerosil which is then mixed with the other ingredients and ground in a hammer-mill to give a wettable powder, which may be diluted with water to a concentration of from 0.001% to 2% by weight of the active compound and applied to a locus of infestation by arthropods, for example, dipterous larvae or plant nematodes, by spraying, or to domestic animals infested by, or at risk of infection by arthropods, by spraying or dipping, or by oral administration in drinking water, to control the arthropods.

Composition K

A slow release bolus composition is formed from granules containing the following components in varying percentages(similar to those described for the previous compositions) depending upon need:

-   -   Active ingredient     -   Density agent     -   Slow-release agent     -   Binder         The intimately mixed ingredients are formed into granules which         are compressed into a bolus with a specific gravity of 2 or         more. This can be administered orally to ruminant domestic         animals for retention within the reticulo-rumen to give a         continual slow release of active compound over an extended         period of time to control infestation of the ruminant domestic         animals by arthropods.         Composition L

A slow release composition in the form of granules, pellets, brickettes or the like can be prepared with compositions as follows:

Active ingredient 0.5 to 25% Polyvinyl chloride  75 to 99.5% Dioctyl phthalate (plasticizer)

The components are blended and then formed into suitable shapes by melt-extrusion or molding. These composition are useful, for example, for addition to standing water or for fabrication into collars or eartags for attachment to domestic animals to control pests by slow release.

Composition M

A water dispersible granule is prepared with the composition as follows:

Active ingredient 85%(max) Polyvinylpyrrolidone 5% Attapulgite clay 6% Sodium lauryl sulfate 2% Glycerine 2%

The ingredients are mixed as a 45% slurry with water and wet milled to a particle size of 4 microns, then spray-dried to remove water.

The following non-limiting Examples illustrate the preparation of the compounds of formula (I).

CHEMICAL EXAMPLES

NMR spectra were run in deuterochloroform unless stated otherwise, and shifts are given in ppm.

In the Examples which follow, quantities (also percentages) are weight based, unless stated otherwise.

Example 1 1-[2,6-dichloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-piperazin-1-yl-4-[(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl]-1H-pyrazole-3-carbonitrile

To a mixture of 1-(2,6-dichloro-4-trifluoromethylphenyl)-3-cyano-5-bromo-4-trifluoromethylsulfonylpyrazole (5.00 g, 9.7 mmol) in THF (50 mL) piperazine (2.08 g, 24.2 mmol) and triethylamin (1.96 g, 19.3 mmol) was added. The mixture was stirred at 20-30° C. for 24 h. Extractive workup (heptane-ethyl acetate, water, NaOH) and recrystallisation from isopropanol gave the title product (Compound 01-03, 3.58 g) as a solid; ¹H-NMR: 2.71(4H), 3.13(4H), 7.85(2H) ppm; 19F-NMR: −64.2 (PhCF3); −79.5 ppm (SO2CF3).

Example 2 1-[2,6-dichloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-(4-benzylpiperazin-1-yl)-4-[(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl]-1H-pyrazole-3-carbonitrile

To a mixture of 1-[2,6-dichloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-piperazin-1-yl-4-[(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl]-1H-pyrazole-3-carbonitrile (0.40 g, 0.8 mmol) and diisopropylethylamin (0.13 g, 1.0 mmol) in dioxane (5 mL) benzylbromide (0.14 g, 0.8 mmol) was added and refluxed for 5 h. Extractive workup (heptane-ethyl acetate, water) and chromatography gave the title product (Compound 01-45, 0.31 g) as an oil; ¹H-NMR: 2.30(4H), 3.19 (4H), 3.45 (2H), 7.25 (5H), 7.82 (2H); 19F-NMR: −64.1 (PhCF3); −79.6 ppm (SO2CF3).

Example 3 1-[2,6-dichloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-S-(4-ethoxycarbonylpiperzin-1-yl)-4-[(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl]-1H-pyrazole-3-carbonitrile

To a mixture of 1-[2,6-dichloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-piperazin-1-yl-4-[(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl]-1H-pyrazole-3-carbonitrile (0.20 g, 0.4 mmol) and diisopropylethylamin (0.10 g, 0.8 mmol) in THF (5 mL) ethylchloroformiate (0.05 g, 0.5 mmol) was added and stirred at 20° C. for 5 h. Extractive workup (heptane-ethyl acetate, water) gave the title product (Compound 04-06, 0.21 g) as a solid; ¹H-NMR: 1.23(3H), 3.13 (4H), 3.35 (4H), 4.11 (2H), 7.85 (2H); 19F-NMR: −63.7 (PhCF3); −79.0 ppm (SO2CF3).

The following tables encompass compounds of formula (I) prepared in accordance with or analogously to the above described examples 1, 2 or 3 or the above described general methods.

In the Tables c means cyclo (e.g cPr is cyclopropyl), i means iso, t means tert., Me means methyl, Et means ethyl, Pr means propyl, Bu menas butyl and Ph means phenyl. Where subscripts are omitted after atoms it will be understood that they are intended, for example CH3 means CH₃. Compound numbers are given for reference purposes only.

Tables

TABLE 1 Compounds of formula (I) in which the substituents have the following meanings: R¹ is CN; R² is Cl; R³, R⁵ are CF₃; A and E = C₂H₄ R⁴ = H, Alkenyl, Alkinyl, Cycloalkyl, Cycloalkyl-alkyl, R⁸, R¹⁰, substit. Alkyl Cpd number R4 n mp.° C., NMR(ppm) 01- 01 H 0 01- 02 H 1 01- 03 H 2 19F: −64.2; −79.5 01- 04 CH2CH═CH2 0 01- 05 CH2CH═CH2 1 01- 06 CH2CH═CH2 2 01- 07 CH2CH═CH—CH3 0 01- 08 CH2CH═CH—CH3 1 01- 09 CH2CH═CH—CH3 2 01- 10 CH2CH═CCl2 0 01- 11 CH2CH═CCl2 1 01- 12 CH2CH═CCl2 2 01- 13 CH2CF3 0 01- 14 CH2CF3 1 01- 15 CH2CF3 2 01- 16 CH2CCH 0 01- 17 CH2CCH 1 01- 18 CH2CCH 2 01- 19 cC3H5 0 01- 20 cC3H5 1 01- 21 cC3H5 2 01- 22 cC4H7 0 01- 23 cC4H7 1 01- 24 cC4H7 2 01- 25 cC5H9 0 01- 26 cC5H9 1 01- 27 cC5H9 2 19F: −63.8; −79.1 01- 28 cC6H11 0 01- 29 cC6H11 1 01- 30 cC6H11 2 01- 31 cC7H13 0 01- 32 cC7H13 1 01- 33 cC7H13 2 01- 34 cC3H5CH2 0 01- 35 cC3H5CH2 1 01- 36 cC3H5CH2 2 01- 37 cC5H9CH2 0 01- 38 cC5H9CH2 1 01- 39 cC5H9CH2 2 01- 40 cC6H11CH2 0 01- 41 cC6H11CH2 1 01- 42 cC6H11CH2 2 01- 43 CH2Ph 0 01- 44 CH2Ph 1 01- 45 CH2Ph 2 19F: −64.1; −79.6 01- 46 C2H4Ph 0 01- 47 C2H4Ph 1 01- 48 C2H4Ph 2 01- 49 C3H6Ph 0 01- 50 C3H6Ph 1 01- 51 C3H6Ph 2 01- 52 CH(Me)Ph 0 01- 53 CH(Me)Ph 1 01- 54 CH(Me)Ph 2 19F: −63.7; −79.1 01- 55 Ph 0 01- 56 Ph 1 01- 57 Ph 2 19F: −63.7; −79.0 01- 58 4-Cl—C6H4 0 01- 59 4-Cl—C6H4 1 01- 60 4-Cl—C6H4 2 01- 61 4-CF3—C6H4 0 01- 62 4-CF3—C6H4 1 01- 63 4-CF3—C6H4 2 01- 64 4-O2N—C6H4 0 01- 65 4-O2N—C6H4 1 01- 66 4-O2N—C6H4 2 01- 67 4-MeO—C6H4 0 01- 68 4-MeO—C6H4 1 01- 69 4-MeO—C6H4 2 01- 70 4-F—C6H4 0 01- 71 4-F—C6H4 1 01- 72 4-F—C6H4 2 01- 73 2-Pyridyl 0 01- 74 2-Pyridyl 1 01- 75 2-Pyridyl 2 01- 76 3-Pyridyl 0 01- 77 3-Pyridyl 1 01- 78 3-Pyridyl 2 01- 79 4-Pyridyl 0 01- 80 4-Pyridyl 1 01- 81 4-Pyridyl 2 01- 82 2-Pyrimidinyl 0 01- 83 2-Pyrimidinyl 1 01- 84 2-Pyrimidinyl 2 01- 85 4-Pyrimidinyl 0 01- 86 4-Pyrimidinyl 1 01- 87 4-Pyrimidinyl 2 01- 88 C2H4OMe 0 01- 89 C2H4OMe 1 01- 90 C2H4OMe 2 01- 91 C2H4SMe 0 01- 92 C2H4SMe 1 01- 93 C2H4SMe 2 01- 94 C2H4SOMe 0 01- 95 C2H4SOMe 1 01- 96 C2H4SOMe 2 01- 97 C2H4SO2Me 0 01- 98 C2H4SO2Me 1 01- 99 C2H4SO2Me 2

TABLE 2 Compounds of formula (I) in which the substituents have the following meanings: R¹ is CN; R² is Cl; R³, R⁵ are CF₃; A and E = C₂H₄ R⁴ = Acyl Cpd number R4 n mp.° C., NMR(ppm) 02- 01 CO—H 0 02- 02 CO—H 1 02- 03 CO—H 2 02- 04 COCH3 0 02- 05 COCH3 1 02- 06 COCH3 2 02- 07 COC2H5 0 02- 08 COC2H5 1 02- 09 COC2H5 2 19F: −63.7; −79.1 02- 10 COnC3H7 0 02- 11 COnC3H7 1 02- 12 COnC3H7 2 02- 13 COiC3H7 0 02- 14 COiC3H7 1 02- 15 COiC3H7 2 02- 16 COnC4H9 0 02- 17 COnC4H9 1 02- 18 COnC4H9 2 02- 19 COtBu 0 02- 20 COtBu 1 02- 21 COtBu 2 19F: −63.7; −79.0 02- 22 COcC3H5 0 02- 23 COcC3H5 1 02- 24 COcC3H5 2 02- 25 COcC4H7 0 02- 26 COcC4H7 1 02- 27 COcC4H7 2 02- 28 COcC5H9 0 02- 29 COcC5H9 1 02- 30 COcC5H9 2 02- 31 COcC6H11 0 02- 32 COcC6H11 1 02- 33 COcC6H11 2 02- 34 COCH═CH2 0 02- 35 COCH═CH2 1 02- 36 COCH═CH2 2 02- 37 COC(Me)═CH2 0 02- 38 COC(Me)═CH2 1 02- 39 COC(Me)═CH2 2 02- 40 COPh 0 02- 41 COPh 1 02- 42 COPh 2 19F: −64.1; −79.5 02- 43 CO-(4-Cl-Ph) 0 02- 44 CO-(4-Cl-Ph) 1 02- 45 CO-(4-Cl-Ph) 2 02- 46 CO-(4-Me-Ph) 0 02- 47 CO-(4-Me-Ph) 1 02- 48 CO-(4-Me-Ph) 2 02- 49 CO-(2,6-F2-Ph) 0 02- 50 CO-(2,6-F2-Ph) 1 02- 51 CO-(2,6-F2-Ph) 2 19F: −63.7; −79.0; −113.1 02- 52 CO-(2-Cl-Ph) 0 02- 53 CO-(2-Cl-Ph) 1 02- 54 CO-(2-Cl-Ph) 2 02- 55 CO-(4-MeO-Ph) 0 02- 56 CO-(4-MeO-Ph) 1 02- 57 CO-(4-MeO-Ph) 2 02- 58 COCH2Ph 0 02- 59 COCH2Ph 1 02- 60 COCH2Ph 2 02- 61 COCH2CH2Ph 0 02- 62 COCH2CH2Ph 1 02- 63 COCH2CH2Ph 2 02- 64 CO—COOH 0 02- 65 CO—COOH 1 02- 66 CO—COOH 2 02- 67 CO—COOMe 0 02- 68 CO—COOMe 1 02- 69 CO—COOMe 2 02- 70 CO—COOEt 0 02- 71 CO—COOEt 1 02- 72 CO—COOEt 2 19F: −63.7; −79.0 02- 73 CO—COOnBu 0 02- 74 CO—COOnBu 1 02- 75 CO—COOnBu 2 02- 76 COC2H4COOH 0 02- 77 COC2H4COOH 1 02- 78 COC2H4COOH 2 19F: −63.7; −79.0 02- 79 COC2H4COOMe 0 02- 80 COC2H4COOMe 1 02- 81 COC2H4COOMe 2 02- 82 COC2H4CONMe2 0 02- 83 COC2H4CONMe2 1 02- 84 COC2H4CONMe2 2 02- 85 COCH2NMe2 0 02- 86 COCH2NMe2 1 02- 87 COCH2NMe2 2 02- 88 COCH2Cl 0 02- 89 COCH2Cl 1 02- 90 COCH2Cl 2 02- 91 COCH2OEt 0 02- 92 COCH2OEt 1 02- 93 COCH2OEt 2 02- 94 COCH2OMe 0 02- 95 COCH2OMe 1 02- 96 COCH2OMe 2 02- 97 COCF3 0 02- 98 COCF3 1 02- 99 COCF3 2

TABLE 3 Compounds of formula (I) in which the substituents have the following meanings: R¹ is CN; R² is Cl; R³, R⁵ are CF₃; A and E = C₂H₄ R⁴ = sulfonyl Cpd number R4 n mp. ° C., NMR(ppm) 03- 01 SO2Me 0 03- 02 SO2Me 1 03- 03 SO2Me 2 19F: −63.7; −79.1 03- 04 SO2Et 0 03- 05 SO2Et 1 03- 06 SO2Et 2 03- 07 SO2nPr 0 03- 08 SO2nPr 1 03- 09 SO2nPr 2 03- 10 SO2C3H6Cl 0 03- 11 SO2C3H6Cl 1 03- 12 SO2C3H6Cl 2 03- 13 SO2CF3 0 03- 14 SO2CF3 1 03- 15 SO2CF3 2 03- 16 SO2CH2Ph 0 03- 17 SO2CH2Ph 1 03- 18 SO2CH2Ph 2 03- 19 SO2Ph 0 03- 20 SO2Ph 1 03- 21 SO2Ph 2 03- 22 SO2(4-Me-Ph) 0 03- 23 SO2(4-Me-Ph) 1 03- 24 SO2(4-Me-Ph) 2 03- 25 SO2(4-Cl-Ph) 0 03- 26 SO2(4-Cl-Ph) 1 03- 27 SO2(4-Cl-Ph) 2 03- 28 SO2NMe2 0 03- 29 SO2NMe2 1 03- 30 SO2NMe2 2 03- 31 SO2NEt2 0 03- 32 SO2NEt2 1 03- 33 SO2NEt2 2

TABLE 4 Compounds of formula (I) in which the substituents have the following meanings: R¹ is CN; R² is Cl; R³, R⁵ are CF₃; A and E = C₂H₄ R⁴N = carbamate Cpd number R4 n mp.° C., NMR(ppm) 04- 01 COOMe 0 04- 02 COOMe 1 04- 03 COOMe 2 04- 04 COOEt 0 04- 05 COOEt 1 04- 06 COOEt 2 19F: −63.7; −79.0 04- 07 COOnPr 0 04- 08 COOnPr 1 04- 09 COOnPr 2 04- 10 COOiPr 0 04- 11 COOiPr 1 04- 12 COOiPr 2 04- 13 COOnBu 0 04- 14 COOnBu 1 04- 15 COOnBu 2 04- 16 COOsecBu 0 04- 17 COOsecBu 1 04- 18 COOsecBu 2 04- 19 COOisoBu 0 04- 20 COOisoBu 1 04- 21 COOisoBu 2 04- 22 COOtBu 0 04- 23 COOtBu 1 04- 24 COOtBu 2 04- 25 COOnC5H11 0 04- 26 COOnC5H11 1 04- 27 COOnC5H11 2 04- 28 COOneoC5H11 0 04- 29 COOneoC5H11 1 04- 30 COOneoC5H11 2 04- 31 COOnC6H13 0 04- 32 COOnC6H13 1 04- 33 COOnC6H13 2 04- 34 COOCH2CH═CH2 0 04- 35 COOCH2CH═CH2 1 04- 36 COOCH2CH═CH2 2 04- 37 COOCH2CCH 0 04- 38 COOCH2CCH 1 04- 39 COOCH2CCH 2 04- 40 COO-cC5H9 0 04- 41 COO-cC5H9 1 04- 42 COO-cC5H9 2 04- 43 COO-cC6H11 0 04- 44 COO-cC6H11 1 04- 45 COO-cC6H11 2 04- 46 COOCH2Ph 0 04- 47 COOCH2Ph 1 04- 48 COOCH2Ph 2 04- 49 COOC2H4Ph 0 04- 50 COOC2H4Ph 1 04- 51 COOC2H4Ph 2 04- 52 COOC3H6Ph 0 04- 53 COOC3H6Ph 1 04- 54 COOC3H6Ph 2 04- 55 COOPh 0 04- 56 COOPh 1 04- 57 COOPh 2 04- 58 COO(4-Cl-Ph) 0 04- 59 COO(4-Cl-Ph) 1 04- 60 COO(4-Cl-Ph) 2 04- 61 COOCH(Me)Ph 0 04- 62 COOCH(Me)Ph 1 04- 63 COOCH(Me)Ph 2 04- 64 COOCH2(4-Cl-Ph) 0 04- 65 COOCH2(4-Cl-Ph) 1 04- 66 COOCH2(4-Cl-Ph) 2 04- 67 COOCH2(2-pyridyl) 0 04- 68 COOCH2(2-pyridyl) 1 04- 69 COOCH2(2-pyridyl) 2 04- 70 COOCH2(3-pyridyl) 0 04- 71 COOCH2(3-pyridyl) 1 04- 72 COOCH2(3-pyridyl) 2 04- 73 COOCH2(4-pyridyl) 0 04- 74 COOCH2(4-pyridyl) 1 04- 75 COOCH2(4-pyridyl) 2 04- 76 CONHMe 0 04- 77 CONHMe 1 04- 78 CONHMe 2 04- 79 CONHEt 0 04- 80 CONHEt 1 04- 81 CONHEt 2 04- 82 CONMe2 0 04- 83 CONMe2 1 04- 84 CONMe2 2 04- 85 CONH(4-Cl-phenyl) 0 04- 86 CONH(4-Cl-phenyl) 1 04- 87 CONH(4-Cl-phenyl) 2 04- 88 CONHPh 0 04- 89 CONHPh 1 04- 90 CONHPh 2

TABLE 5 Compounds of formula (I) in which the substituents have the following meanings: R¹ is CN; R² is Cl; R³, R⁵ are CF₃; E = C₂H₄ variation of A and R⁴ Cpd number A R4 n mp.° C., NMR(ppm) 05- 01 CH2 H 0 05- 02 CH2 H 1 05- 03 CH2 H 2 05- 04 CH2 Me 0 05- 05 CH2 Me 1 05- 06 CH2 Me 2 05- 07 CH2 CH2Ph 0 05- 08 CH2 CH2Ph 1 05- 09 CH2 CH2Ph 2 05- 10 COCH2 H 0 05- 11 COCH2 H 1 05- 12 COCH2 H 2 19F: −63.8; −78.8 05- 13 COCH2 Me 0 05- 14 COCH2 Me 1 05- 15 COCH2 Me 2 05- 16 COCH2 Et 0 05- 17 COCH2 Et 1 05- 18 COCH2 Et 2 05- 19 CH(Me)CH2 H 0 05- 20 CH(Me)CH2 H 1 05- 21 CH(Me)CH2 H 2 19F: −63.8; −79.0 05- 22 CH(Me)CH2 Me 0 05- 23 CH(Me)CH2 Me 1 05- 24 CH(Me)CH2 Me 2 05- 25 CH(Me)CH2 COCH3 0 05- 26 CH(Me)CH2 COCH3 1 05- 27 CH(Me)CH2 COCH3 2 05- 28 CH(Me)CH2 CO—COOMe 0 05- 29 CH(Me)CH2 CO—COOMe 1 05- 30 CH(Me)CH2 CO—COOMe 2 05- 31 CH(Me)CH2 COOEt 0 05- 32 CH(Me)CH2 COOEt 1 05- 33 CH(Me)CH2 COOEt 2 05- 34 CH(Me)CH2 SO2Me 0 05- 35 CH(Me)CH2 SO2Me 1 05- 36 CH(Me)CH2 SO2Me 2 05- 37 CH(Ph)CH2 H 0 05- 38 CH(Ph)CH2 H 1 05- 39 CH(Ph)CH2 H 2 19F: −63.7; −79.1 05- 40 CH(Ph)CH2 Me 0 05- 41 CH(Ph)CH2 Me 1 05- 42 CH(Ph)CH2 Me 2 05- 43 CH(Ph)CH2 COCH3 0 05- 44 CH(Ph)CH2 COCH3 1 05- 45 CH(Ph)CH2 COCH3 2 05- 46 CH(Ph)CH2 CO—COOMe 0 05- 47 CH(Ph)CH2 CO—COOMe 1 05- 48 CH(Ph)CH2 CO—COOMe 2 05- 49 CH(Ph)CH2 COOEt 0 05- 50 CH(Ph)CH2 COOEt 1 05- 51 CH(Ph)CH2 COOEt 2 05- 52 CH(Ph)CH2 SO2Me 0 05- 53 CH(Ph)CH2 SO2Me 1 05- 54 CH(Ph)CH2 SO2Me 2 05- 55 C3H6 H 0 05- 56 C3H6 H 1 05- 57 C3H6 H 2 19F: −63.7; −78.7 05- 58 C3H6 Me 0 05- 59 C3H6 Me 1 05- 60 C3H6 Me 2 05- 61 C3H6 COCH3 0 05- 62 C3H6 COCH3 1 05- 63 C3H6 COCH3 2 05- 64 C3H6 CO—COOMe 0 05- 65 C3H6 CO—COOMe 1 05- 66 C3H6 CO—COOMe 2 05- 67 C3H6 COOEt 0 05- 68 C3H6 COOEt 1 05- 69 C3H6 COOEt 2 05- 70 C3H6 SO2Me 0 05- 71 C3H6 SO2Me 1 05- 72 C3H6 SO2Me 2 05- 73 C4H8 H 0 05- 74 C4H8 H 1 05- 75 C4H8 H 2 05- 76 C4H8 Me 0 05- 77 C4H8 Me 1 05- 78 C4H8 Me 2 05- 79 C4H8 COCH3 0 05- 80 C4H8 COCH3 1 05- 81 C4H8 COCH3 2 05- 82 C4H8 CO—COOMe 0 05- 83 C4H8 CO—COOMe 1 05- 84 C4H8 CO—COOMe 2 05- 85 C4H8 COOEt 0 05- 86 C4H8 COOEt 1 05- 87 C4H8 COOEt 2 05- 88 C4H8 SO2Me 0 05- 89 C4H8 SO2Me 1 05- 90 C4H8 SO2Me 2 05- 91 C6H12 H 0 05- 92 C6H12 H 1 05- 93 C6H12 H 2 05- 94 C6H12 Me 0 05- 95 C6H12 Me 1 05- 96 C6H12 Me 2 05- 97 C6H12 COCH3 0 05- 98 C6H12 COCH3 1 05- 99 C6H12 COCH3 2 05- 100 C6H12 COOEt 0 05- 101 C6H12 COOEt 1 05- 102 C6H12 COOEt 2

TABLE 6 Salt Compounds of formula (II) in which the substituents have the following meanings: R¹ is CN; R² is Cl; R³, R⁵ are CF₃; A and E = C₂H₄ R⁴—N-Q Cpd number Q/R4 X n mp.° C., NMR(ppm) 06- 01 H/H Cl 0 06- 02 H/H Cl 1 06- 03 H/H Cl 2 19F: −63.6; −79.0 06- 04 H/H CH3COO 0 06- 05 H/H CH3COO 1 06- 06 H/H CH3COO 2 06- 07 H/H 4-MeC6H4SO3 0 06- 08 H/H 4-MeC6H4SO3 1 06- 09 H/H 4-MeC6H4SO3 2 06- 10 Me/Me I 0 06- 11 Me/Me I 1 06- 12 Me/Me I 2 06- 13 Et/Et I 0 06- 14 Et/Et I 1 06- 15 Et/Et I 2 06- 16 Me/PhCH2 Cl 0 06- 17 Me/PhCH2 Cl 1 06- 18 Me/PhCH2 Cl 2 06- 19 PhCH2/PhCH2 Br 0 06- 20 PhCH2/PhCH2 Br 1 06- 21 PhCH2/PhCH2 Br 2

TABLE 7 Compounds of formula (I) in which the substituents have the following meanings: R¹ is CN; R² is Cl; R³, R⁵ are CF₃; A and E = C₂H₄ R⁴ = alkyl Cpd number R4 = Alkyl n mp.° C., NMR(ppm) 07- 01 Me 0 07- 02 Me 1 07- 03 Me 2 19F: −63.8; −79.1 07- 04 Et 0 07- 05 Et 1 07- 06 Et 2 07- 07 nPr 0 07- 08 nPr 1 07- 09 nPr 2 07- 10 iPr 0 07- 11 iPr 1 07- 12 iPr 2 07- 13 nBu 0 07- 14 nBu 1 07- 15 nBu 2 07- 16 secBu 0 07- 17 secBu 1 07- 18 secBu 2 07- 19 isoBu 0 07- 20 isoBu 1 07- 21 isoBu 2 07- 22 tBu 0 07- 23 tBu 1 07- 24 tBu 2 07- 25 nC5H11 0 07- 26 nC5H11 1 07- 27 nC5H11 2 07- 28 nC6H13 0 07- 29 nC6H13 1 07- 30 nC6H13 2

TABLE 8 Compounds of formula (I) in which the substituents have the following meanings: R¹ is CN; R² is Cl; R³, R⁵ are CF₃; R⁴ = H variation of A and E Cpd mp.° C., number A E n NMR(ppm) 08- 01 C3H6 C3H6 0 08- 02 C3H6 C3H6 1 08- 03 C3H6 C3H6 2 08- 04 C3H6 C4H8 0 08- 05 C3H6 C4H8 1 08- 06 C3H6 C4H8 2 08- 07 C4H8 C4H8 0 08- 08 C4H8 C4H8 1 08- 09 C4H8 C4H8 2 08- 10 C5H10 C5H10 0 08- 11 C5H10 C5H10 1 08- 12 C5H10 C5H10 2 08- 13 C6H12 C6H12 0 08- 14 C6H12 C6H12 1 08- 15 C6H12 C6H12 2 08- 16 CH2CH═CHCH2 CH2CH═CHCH2 0 08- 17 CH2CH═CHCH2 CH2CH═CHCH2 1 08- 18 CH2CH═CHCH2 CH2CH═CHCH2 2

Biological Examples Method A: Screening Method to Test Systemicity of Compounds Against Ctenocephalides felis (Cat flea)

A test container was filled with 10 adults of Ctenocephalides felis. A glass cylinder was closed on one end with parafilm and placed on top of the test container. The test compound solution was then pipetted into bovine blood and added to the glass cylinder. The treated Ctenocephalides felis were held in this artificial dog test (blood 37° C., 40-60% relative humidity; Ctenocephalides felis 20-22° C., 40-60% relative humidity) and assessment performed at 24 and 48 hours after application. Compounds 01-03, 01-45, 03-03, 04-06, 06-03 gave at least 80% control of Ctenocephalides felis at a test concentration of 5 ppm or less.

Method B: Screening Method to Test Contact Activity Against Rhipicephalus Sanguineus (Brown Dog Tick)

Solutions of the test compounds were dropped onto filter paper, dried and the filter paper placed into test tubes and infested with 20-30 larvae (L1) of Rhipicephalus sanguineus and the tubes closed with a clip. The treated Rhipicephalus sanguineus were held in a climate chamber (25° C., 90% RH) and the percentage efficacy assessed 24 hours after application in comparison with the untreated control.

Compound numbers 01-03, 06-03 gave at least 70% contact control of Rhipicephalus sanguineus at a test concentration of 100 ppm. 

1. 5-diazacycloalkylpyrazole derivatives of formula (I):

wherein: R¹ is CN, CH₃, CF₃, C(═N-Z)—S(O)_(p)—(C₁-C₄)-alkyl or CSNH₂; wherein Z is H, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₃-C₆)-alkenyl, (C₃-C₆)-alkynyl, —(CH₂)_(q)R⁸, COR⁹, CO₂—(C₁-C₆)-alkyl; or S(O)_(p)R⁹ R² is halogen, CH₃ or NR¹¹R¹²; R³ is (C₁-C₃)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₃)-haloalkoxy or SF₅; R⁴ (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyl, CO₂—(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, CO₂—(C₃-C₆)-alkenyl, CO₂—(C₃-C₆)-alkynyl, CO₂—(CH₂)_(q)R⁸, CO₂—(CH₂)_(q)R¹⁰, CONR⁶R⁷ or SO₂R⁹; formyl, COCO₂-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl or CO₂—(C₁-C₆)-alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by one or more radicals selected from the group consisting of halogen, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy, (C₃-C₆)-alkenyloxy, (C₃-C₆)haloalkenyloxy, (C₃-C₆)-alkynyloxy, (C₃-C₆)-haloalkynyloxy, (C₃-C₇)cycloalkyl, S(O)_(p)R⁹, CN, NO₂, OH, R⁸, R¹⁰, COR⁹, NR⁶R⁷, OR⁹ and CO₂R⁹; or CO—(CH₂)_(m)R⁸; or CO—(CH₂)_(m)R¹⁰; or (C₁-C₆)-alkyl substituted by one or more radicals selected from the group consisting of halogen, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy, (C₃-C₆)-alkenyloxy, (C₃-C₆)-haloalkenyloxy, (C₃-C₆)alkynyloxy, (C₃-C₆)-haloalkynyloxy, S(O)_(p)R⁹, CN, NO₂, OH, R¹⁰, COR⁹, NR⁶R⁷, OR⁹, COOH and CO₂R⁹; or R⁸ and R¹⁰; R⁵ is (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, or(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyl,(C₂-C₆)-alkynyl or (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyl; A is (C₁-C₆)-alkylene or (C₂-C₆)-alkenylene which groups are unsubstituted or substituted by one or more (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl; —COCH₂—;, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyl, (C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl, (C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,(CH₂)_(q)R⁸ or (CH₂)_(q)R¹⁰ E is (C₂-C₆)-alkylene or (C₂-C₆)-alkenylene which groups are unsubstituted or substituted by one or more (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl;, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyl, (C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl, (C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl-(C₁C₄)-alkyl, (CH₂)_(q)R⁸ or (CH₂)_(q)R¹⁰; R⁶ and R⁷ is each independently H, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl , (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyl, (C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl, (C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (CH₂)_(q)R⁸ or (CH₂)_(q)R¹⁰; or R⁶ and R⁷ may be formed together with the attached N atom a four- to seven-membered saturated ring or a five- to seven-membered unsaturated ring, which ring optionally contains one or more additional hetero atoms in the ring which are selected from 0, S and N; R⁸ is phenyl unsubstituted or substituted by one or more radicals selected from the group consisting of halogen, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy, CN, NO₂, S(O)_(p)R⁹ and NR⁶R⁷; R⁹ is (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl, -(C₁-C₄)-alkyl-(C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl, (CH₂)_(q)R⁸ or (CH₂)_(q)R¹⁰; R¹⁰ is heterocyclyl unsubstituted or substituted by one or more radicals selected from the group consisting of halogen, (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy, S(O)_(p)R⁹, OH and oxo; R¹¹ and R¹² are each independently H, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl or (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl, which last three mentioned groups are unsubstituted or substituted by one or more radicals selected from the group consisting of halogen, (C₃-C₇)-cycloalkyl, R⁸, R¹⁰, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy; n, p and q are each independently zero, one or two; m is zero, one, two or three; and each heterocyclyl in the above-mentioned radicals is independently a heterocyclic radical having 3 to 7 ring atoms and 1, 2 or 3 hetero atoms in the ring selected from the group consisting of N, O and S; or a pesticidally acceptable salt thereof.
 2. A compound or a salt thereof as claimed in claim 1 wherein A is (C₁-C₄)-alkylene which groups are unsubstituted or substituted by one or more (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, or (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl; E is (C₂-C₄)-alkylene which groups are unsubstituted or substituted by one or more (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, or (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl.
 3. A compound or a salt thereof as claimed in claim 1 wherein R⁴ is selected from the group consisting of CO₂—(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, CO—CO₂—(C₁-C₆)-alkyl or CO—(C₁-C₆)-alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by one or more radicals selected from the group consisting of and CO₂R⁹; and where R⁸, R⁹and p are as defined in claim
 1. 4. A compound or a salt thereof as claimed in claim 1 wherein R¹ is CN or CSNH₂, R² is Cl, R³ is CF₃, and R⁵ is CF₃.
 5. A process for the preparation of compounds of formula (I) or a salt thereof as defined in claim 1, wherein R¹ is CN, CH₃ or CF₃ which process comprises a) the reaction of a compound of formula (III),

wherein Hal is a halogen and wherein R¹ is CN, CH₃ or CF₃ and wherein R², R³, R⁵, n and the other residues and values are as defined in claim 1 with a compound of formula (IV) wherein R⁴, E, A and the other residues and values are as defined in claim 1:

in the presence of a base, or b) the reaction of a compound of formula (I) wherein R⁴ is H,

and wherein R¹ is CN, CH₃ or CF₃ and wherein R², R³, R⁵, A, E, n and the other values and residues are as defined in claim 1 with a compound of formula (V) R⁴-L  (V) wherein L is a leaving group and wherein R⁴ is as defined as in claim 1 in the presence of a base, and c) if desired, converting a resulting compound of formula (I) into a pesticidally acceptable salt thereof.
 6. A process for the preparation of compounds of formula (I) or a salt thereof as defined in claim 1, wherein R¹ is C(═N-Z)-S(O)_(p)—( C₁-C₄)-alkyl or CSNH₂ where Z and p are as defined in claim 1, which process comprises a) where R¹ is CSNH₂ reacting the corresponding compound of formula (I) wherein R¹ is CN and the other residues and values are as defined in claim 1, with an alkali or alkaline earth metal hydrosulfide or with the reagent Ph₂PS₂, or b) where R¹ is CSNH₂ reacting the corresponding compound of formula (I) wherein R¹ is CN, and the other residues and values are as defined in claim 1, with a bis(trialkylsilyl)sulfide, in the presence of a base, or c) where R¹ is C(═NH)—S—(C₁-C₄)-alkyl reacting the corresponding compound of formula (I) wherein R¹ is CSNH₂, and the other residues and values are as defined in claim 1, with an alkylating agent of formula (VII) or (VIII); (C₁-C₄)-alkyl-L²  (VII); ((C₁-C₄)-alkyl)₃O⁺BF₄ ⁻  (VIII) where L³ is a leaving group, or d) where R¹ is C(═NZ)-S—(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, wherein Z is not H, prepared by the alkylation, acylation or sulfonylation of the corresponding compound of formula (I) wherein Z is H, and the other residues and values are as defined in claim 1, with a compound of formula (IX): Z-L³  (IX) wherein Z is defined in claim 1 with the exclusion of Z=H and wherein L³ is a leaving group, and e) if desired, converting a resulting compound of formula (I) into a pesticidally acceptable salt thereof.
 7. A pesticidal composition comprising a compound of formula (I) or a pesticidally acceptable salt thereof as defined in claim 1, in association with a pesticidally acceptable diluent or carrier and/or surface active agent.
 8. The composition according to claim 7, further comprising another parasiticidally effective material.
 9. The composition according to claim 8, wherein the parasiticidally effective material is an endoparasiticide, an ectoparasiticide or an endectoparasitide.
 10. A method for the control of arthropods, insects, arachnids, helminths and nematodes at a locus which comprises the application of an effective amount of a compound of formula (I) or a salt thereof as claimed in claim 1 or of a composition as claimed in claim
 7. 